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THE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 1 Fats Waller’s rippling cascades (10) 6 Quiet atmosphere of match (4) 10 Miss a blank space (5) 11 So in love as to be transformed in demeanour (9) 12 A diet put out for fitness (8) 13 Constructive member of society (5) 15 He reads about what paste does (7) 17 The case of the broken latches (7) 19 Meals for father in breaks from work (7) 21 Untidy fringe in which there’s nothing alien (7) 22 Postmark said to be valued in Zurich formerly (5) 24 Ann becomes engaged to a lean historian (8) 27 Charge follows an agreement for an instrument (9) 28 Say there’s nothing in sin (5) 29 Sunday; a day in Germany set aside for
men (4) 30 Well-known way in which Christmas is
enjoyed (10) DOWN 1 Fold paper around a shawl (4) 2 Nothing unusually posh in a voyage in this (9) 3 They have a central meeting place (5) 4 A beautiful woman describes Eastern ways (7) 5 Casual footwear for bakers? (7) 7 Hanging wasn’t good enough for Polonius (5) 8 Together they may make a catch (3,3,4) 9 He trains regularly before work (8) 14 Twin propellers (4,2,4) 16 Taken by those sick and tired of work? (4,4) 18 An irritating habit (4,5) 20 A minute stretch of ocean? (3,4) 21 Can be converted into acceptable money (7) 23 Bill’s getting a new car; that’s capital (5) 25 He’s got a pound left - to press his suit? (5) 26 Go ahead actor’s role (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 1 Inconspicuous position (10) 6 Accept as adequate (4) 10 Sophisticated (5) 11 Watchfulness (9) 12 To rip (8) 13 Worth as estimated (5) 15 Set in motion (7) 17 Prove to be in the end (4,3) 19 Inconsistently variable (7) 21 Nervously excited (5,2) 22 Power (5) 24 Field of activity (8) 27 Place of final desperate defence (4,5) 28 Roam in search of prey (5) 29 Inert gas used in lamps (4) 30 Minutely detailed (4-2-4) DOWN 1 Despicable (4) 2 Moral strength (9) 3 Large web-footed waterbirds (5) 4 Anticipate and prevent (7) 5 Fail to care for (7) 7 Cancel (5) 8 A fixed stock image (10) 9 In an ingenious way (8) 14 A large edible gourd (10) 16 Mental disposition (8) 18 Traditionalists (3,6) 20 Country’s principal city (7) 21 Expertise (4-3) 23 A plaster surface for
painting (5) 25 Suggest (5) 26 Not understanding readily (4)