CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

7. There’s a rose in the Spanish globetrotters (6)

8. Rebel as it will disgust (6) 9. Sounds like twigs are found in the river (4)

10. Grew into something very tall (8) 11. Stone that is deceptive nonsense … (7)

13. … so look sad and under (5) 15. The rascal from the southern group of tents (5)

17. Discovered the railway by the steel mill (7)

20. Found insect killer in the hall tomb (8)

21. Do a couple of students have a Barbie ... (4)

23. … apparel for dinner? (1,5) 24. Settlement for punctuation mark at the beginning of the year (6)

Down

1. It is normal to include a flavour (4)

2. Anger returning with the cricket team. They need a tonic (6)

3. Pet menu has this many to the dozen (7)

4. Like a bit of shrimp, raw, not as small (5)

5. Reluctant but was a poem (6) 6. Carol with a gun will make a loud noise (8)

12. Dracula cross ends up in a game

(8)

14. Make up a set for money (7)

16. Animal coat that sounds like it is found over the lips (6)

18. Don led out using it (6)

19. Put it between the non clergy (5) 22. Wet blanket was a bit limp (4)

Yesterday

Across: 2. Overreached, 7. Information, 9. Menthol, 10. Evict, 11. Peseta,

12. Smoggy, 15. Tower, 17. Pilgrim, 19. Basset hound, 20. Naturalised.

Down: 1. Prism, 2. Off one’s own bat, 3. Earshot, 4. Really, 5. Agile, 6. Hunting ground, 8. Putty, 11. Patty, 13. Mulches, 14. Appeal, 16. Riser, 18. Mid-on.