Crossword 3

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1. Marital idea, possibly of some help (8,3)

9. Show approval for Padua LP, perhaps (7)

10. Drive back over one cured by Jesus? (5)

11. Not moving nitre around (5) 12. You can get a lot at one (7) 13. Bureau where you may find a retired skater? (6)

15. It joins in operations (6) 18. Anger at the drinks counter causing a lot of shooting (7) 20. Trunk roots disturbed (5) 22. Wrongly appearing as a spinster? (5)

23. Just say I am in a French resort (7)

24. His job is mainly medical! (5,6)

Down

2. Fruit drink very quietly swallowed (5)

3. Springy laces it turns out (7) 4. An Asian to help back in the pub (6)

5. Shade in the garden? (5) 6. Stamp something out (7) 7. French non-runner? (7,4) 8. They are instrumental in warning Paris pedestrians (6,5) 14. Supply cod, for example, without a container (7)

16. Very great trouble in attic (7) 17. Appeared to be soundly joined (6)

19. A fabulous writer? (5)

21. Animal with 1 horn, perhaps (5)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1. Suggestion (11) 9. Remove (7)

10. Attack (5)

11. Supple (5)

12. Lassitude (7)

13. Toil (6)

15. Coming (6)

18. Engaging (7) 20. Neighbouring (5) 22. Surplus (5)

23. Huge (7)

24. Picture-taking (11)

Down

2. Bolt (5) 3. Tableland (7) 4. Decent (6) 5. Prickle (5)

6. Dim (7) 7. Sophisticated (7-4) 8. Narrator (11)

14. Under (7)

16. Quandary (7) 17. Irksome (6)

19. Open (5)

21. Shellfish (5)