THE CROSSWORD

PUZZLE 15085

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Figure it isn’t right when so called (5,6) 9 Gold added to family silver for highland

table (7) 10 It has changed states in an old-fashioned

way (5) 11 Promise a hot soup (4) 12 He has a telling part in play (8) 14 Arrested outlaw sent back to bed (6) 16 Successfully retired? (6) 18 Defamed a large number and got into a row (8) 19 Row of drunks (4) 22 A quarter after twelve and not a soul in sight (2-3) 23 Anecdotes heart at several levels (7) 24 Bent on submission (2,4,5)

Down

2 Cook a sort of stew (5) 3 Votes against (4) 4 A nut go into this? Yes (6) 5 Kept woman is married to one with an accent (8) 6 Record one holy man to the French in a letter (7) 7 Post date (11) 8 A footman (11) 13 A water colour? (3,5) 15 One of the party windbags? (7) 17 Is against using Latin (6) 20 A thousand fine varieties are cut (5) 21 Grain of discomfort (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Thirteen (6,5) 9 Initiate (7) 10 In that respect (5) 11 Peak of perfection (4) 12 Novice (8) 14 Horse’s fastest pace (6) 16 Hot-tasting pod of capsicum (6) 18 Hard silvery metal (8) 19 Undisguised (4) 22 Treat with contempt (5) 23 Purposeful procedure (7) 24 Up for sale (2,3,6)

DOWN

2 An established principle (5) 3 Advantage (4) 4 Appraise (6) 5 Absolute (8) 6 Seemingly endless (7) 7 Immediately (8,3) 8 Testify (4,7) 13 Of the highest quality (3-5) 15 Disappoint (3,4) 17 Business patronage (6) 20 Composure (5) 21 Permanent mark left by wound (4)