THE CROSSWORDS

ACROSS

1 Seen flower in (11) the garden bed, a single 9 I ring to bring order to disorder (7) 10 Poor shot at changing the route (5) 11 Size of a field for a medley race? (4) 12 Makes a shambles of a Schubert variation (8)

14 Points to one of several children as being bright (6) 16 Fly to organise mixed double set (6) 18 Squanders food? (8) 19 Caledonian company in a small way (4) 22 A piece of chocolate roll? Not now, thanks! (5) 23 Composing an air in modern Persian fashion (7) 24 A direct route provided immediately (11)

DOWN

2 3 Some Forget well-to-do to leave out urban (4) homes smell! (5) 4 Reward for a champion layer? (3,3) 5 Owes cash for the display cabinet (8) 6 Beg for an adjustment in net rate (7) 7 Lets one down lightly (6,1,4) 8 Looking for golden opportunities (11) 13 Falls for a queen (8) 15 Five players still not inwardly disheartened (7) 17 Tiresome duty for a judge (6) 20 Tea cups, etc. (5) 21 Some catch up (4)

ACROSS

1 Omnipotent (3-8) 9 Obscure (7) 10 Brief fight (3-2) 11 Large marine food fish (4) 12 Begin (8) 14 Identifying symbol (6) 16 Increase (6) 18 Almond paste (8) 19 Lacking enthusiasm (4) 22 Waken (5) 23 Ineffectual (7) 24 To separate (4,7)

DOWN

4 2 3 Unprovoked Compare Common (5) fund (6) (4) 5 Flower of remembrance (8) 6 Hitherto (2,2,3) 7 In addition (11) 8 Despite that (11) 13 A military unit (8) 15 West Atlantic islands group (7) 17 Italian tenor, d. 1921 (6) 20 Vast expanse of sea (5) 21 Stronghold of fortress (4)