Two-In-One
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
4 Boy with a sound story, end docked (7) 8 Hairdresser’s flattener? (6) 9 Thus can be loyal (7) 10 Try hit, making a number (6) 11 Angle of stupidity (6) 12 It’s exaggerated to say there’s no start to chance in the end (8) 18 Charge at one on the levy (8) 20 Me a boa? My shape changes to simpler form (6) 21 Single lady has a point in aperture (6) 22 Outline the study trip (7) 23 The gent lost some nerve. It’s his way (6) 24 Love of endless harm in town (7)
DOWN
1 Relatively holy man (7) 2 Skill of the French in vision (7) 3 Defeated, as egg to omelette (6) 5 Alternatively, though shortly has 500 cattle. That’s conventional (8) 6 Town’s head got inefficient but wholly reliable (6) 7 In the event of being already packed (2,4) 13 Sling a rap in devotion (8) 14 Getting your goat with humbug? (7) 15 Short reply of the monosyllabic (3,4) 16 On the level hush. It’s questionable within (6) 17 Post for the landlord (6) 19 Can I maltreat by encaging this creature? (6)
SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS
4 Emulation (7) 8 Renown (6) 9 Frugal (7) 10 Cower (6) 11 Violate (6) 12 Likely (8) 18 Get back (8) 20 Self-possession (6) 21 Gay (6) 22 Make good (7) 23 Stature (6) 24 Withdraw (7)
DOWN
1 Maxim (7) 2 Fruit (7) 3 Brand (6) 5 Saucy (8) 6 Cut loose (6) 7 Fester (6) 13 Uncivilised (8) 14 Dizziness (7) 15 Under (7) 16 To each (6) 17 List (6) 19 Alleviation (6)