The Chronicle

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

1. Pain’s bad if I get neurologic­al impairment (5,6)

9. Water source allocated and attractive­ly equipped (4-9)

10. Talk about the return of the sack (3)

11. On retirement you may see them in all four corners (8)

14. Dante quit undauntedl­y but in an improper manner … (6)

15. … and lacking social grace left France (6)

18. Did a back-track on the footwear (4-4)

20. A painting work was found in the apartment (3)

23. What bakers go on when they down tools? (7,6)

24. What happened to the actor hit by a falling prop? (5,6)

Down

2. Hornless tree? (7)

3. Bread found in Argentina and India (4)

4. Have a look at a farmer’s girl whose stock went missing (2,4)

5. Blonde performanc­e? It was all above board (4,4)

6. Shows excessive fondness for teenyboppe­r barred entry (5)

7. Some canary yellow, lemon coloured bird (3)

8. Dyes soy. It was a bit of a mission (7)

12. The sound of rifles burning? (7)

13. Student is into polishing up on being deceitful (8)

16. One of 52, I get current heart problem (7)

17. They are a hit in the jungle (6)

19. Tavern lease, we hear, at small bay (5)

21. A Costa Rican hero (4)

22. Create a marsh with iron and nitrogen (3)

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