THE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Military drop-out (11) 9 Address in Ontario changed (7) 10 Three animals in the lead (5) 11 The fuss will be over around December 1st (2-2) 12 Regard as deliberate (8) 14 His work as an artist is somewhat impressive (6) 16 Affection and wrath developed inside a minute (6) 18 A dangerous revolutionary (8) 19 A long way to get nothing in a game of cards (4) 22 It’s nice to enforce payment (5) 23 Fast sailing ship takes the wool crop (7) 24 Special band for the match (7,4)

Down

2 A minor scholarship (5) 3 A key; it is needed for opening (4) 4 It had a backseat driver (6) 5 The charm of Scott (8) 6 Unusually smart do for film eminence (7) 7 Dark glass shade (6,5) 8 Regulars in the services (11) 13 An apartment indeed needs air (8) 15 Millionaire’s roe? (7) 17 It shows the hazard to be a swindle (6) 20 It trembles when given a pound (5) 21 A row about it mounts (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Melodramatic show of emotion (11) 9 In eager haste (7) 10 Righteous (5) 11 Circumspect (4) 12 Plea (8) 14 Man’s formal headgear (3,3) 16 Extinguish (6) 18 Intense irrational suspicion (8) 19 Waste time idly (4) 22 Person of same rank (5) 23 Colonnade (7) 24 Provide the background (3,3,5)

DOWN

2 Bury (5) 3 Horse’s steady pace (4) 4 Purpose (6) 5 Very many (8) 6 Unfailing (7) 7 An act with prolonged applause (4,7) 8 Behave in silly way (4,3,4) 13 An armoured glove (8) 15 Scent (7) 17 Drink liquor habitually (6) 20 Yet to be paid (5) 21 Be visibly worried (4)