CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Rent is ideal for dwelling (11)

9 Appeal in French to doctor (7)

10 Be prone to illness? (3,2)

11 Shape of eggs at first light (4) 12 His relations make the

headlines (8) 14 Find company in one churchman or

another (6)

16 A new bride’s bits and pieces (6) 18 You will know when you’ve got

it (8)

19 Ring smuggled Algerian port (4)

22 It’s sort of very loud and strong (5)

23 Cut down a dentist’s work (7)

24 They are not openly played (6,5)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 US oil magnate philanthropist (11)

9 Short of (7)

10 Arched roof (5)

11 Widespread practice (4)

12 Aesthetically pleasing (8)

14 Large strongbox (6)

16 Minimum required attendance (6)

18 Stated in detail (8)

19 DisparagingDispara remark (4)

22 Marriage (5)

23 Speak in faltering way (7)

24 The necessaryne resources (11)

DOWN 2 Unusually speechless actor (5) 3 At the start of last month it turned

very cold (4) 4 Good reputation to consider (6) 5 No more to discuss? (4,4) 6 One who helps a superior it’s

said (7) 7 Not the best moment to sort things

out (6,5) 8 Noted part-player on stage (5,6) 13 A Ford not going on return trips

(2,3,3) 15 Such nights figured in a fabulous

story (7) 17 Not just ugly (6) 20 The hump in the middle of

bridges (5) 21 A tune-up during the opera (4)

DOWN

2 3 Happen Malayan (5) dagger (4)

4 Calculate (6)

5 Go on a spree (4,2,2)

6 Parallel of latitude 0° (7)

7 Unlimited freedom of action (5,6)

8 Business in shares, bonds etc (5,6)

13 Novice (8)

15 Dandified (7)

17 Type of pictorial puzzle (6)

20 North African country (5)

21 Give up (4)