CROSSWORD
QUICK CLUES
Across
4. Thespian (7)
8. Inexperienced person, informally (6)
9. One more (7)
10. Counting device (6)
11. Arrive, informally (4,2)
12. Submarine (8)
18. Going to bed (8)
20. Ebb (6)
21. Indian leader (6)
22. Floor show (7)
23. Alcove (6)
24. Innocent (7)
Down
1. Fragment (5,2)
2. In the direction of (7)
3. Alcoholic drink (6)
5. Shrink (8)
6. Baby's toy (6)
7. Remain until the end (3,3)
13. Tenderness (8)
14. Illegal action (7)
15. Versus (7)
16. Mend (6)
17. Remember (6)
19. Pictures (6)
CRYPTIC CLUES
Across
4. Playgirl? (7)
8. Swindler, that is, becomes a raw recruit (6)
9. Oddly a hornet is not the same... (7)
10. ...as a cub entangled in a counting frame (6)
11. Arrive so as to get into ball? (4,2)
12. Submarine endures a buffeting (8)
18. Shy, so giving up work? (8)
20. Go back to surrender again (6)
21. Indian leader had gin thrown out (6)
22. Floorshow featuring nude in improper act (7)
23. A niche for a holiday? (6)
24. Sincere but crude (7)
Down
1. Begin the holiday by going to pieces? (5,2)
2. In direction of hospital sign? (7)
3. It may, of course, be suitable for tots (6)
5. Right in touch to make formal agreement (8)
6. Upset with child's toy? (6)
7. Show him the door: bishopric impossible! (3,3)
13. Pain, or senses in turmoil (8)
14. This did seem, perhaps, a bad thing to do (7)
15. Opposed once more to secret ends (7)
16. Again couple mend (6)
17. Remember to pay another visit (6)
19. Strange game is about idols (6)
SOLUTIONS TO PREVIOUS CROSSWORD
Across: 1 Reverse gear; 9 Ant; 10 Staircase; 11 Emend; 13 Dead end; 14 Rapids; 16 Demean; 18 Artiste; 19 Cater; 20 Eradicate; 21 All; 22 News in brief. Down: 2 Eat; 3 Eased; 4 Shandy; 5 Garbage; 6 Abasement; 7 Safe-breaker; 8 Leading role; 12 Expatiate; 15 Dismiss; 17 Detain; 19 Clear; 21 Age.
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