Two-in-One Cryptic and Definition

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Resolution in favour of standing (11) 9 Edible crustacean or belts for cooking (7) 10 Why a professor should have little standing? (5) 11 The best of the literary geniuses (5) 12 Go over charge in fury (7) 13 Facades shown by the weather men? (6) 15 Generator loses nothing by becoming something attractive so to speak (6) 18 Out of sheer bravado, Vera temporarily was a glutton (7) 20Peach doesn’t cost much (5) 22 Animal from Eastern country (5) 23 They are suspended when it’s very cold (7) 24 Prevailing but inapt modern reform (11)

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2 Minister chopped off animal’s tail (5) 3 Long suffering person under treatment (7) 4 How the priest could become an N.C.O.? (6) 5 Takes a zig-zag course because of nails (5) 6 A speech from Ontario (7) 7 There are obviously younger blooms (11) 8 Lead to a way through the mountains to make it turn out that way (5,2,4) 14 It’s nothing to write a tune out of doors (4,3) 16 Sell bridge afterwards in game (7) 17 Surroundings needed for a seance (6) 19 Extra article given by theologian to editor (5) 21 She’s a bit of a rebel, leniently treated, however (5)

SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS

1 Wary (11) 9 Followers (7) 10 Spear (5) 11 Cleanse (5) 12 Lassitude (7) 13 Precision (6) 15 Close acquaintance (6) 18 Implement (7) 20Side-track (5) 22 Taut (5) 23 Bunch (7) 24Before time (11)

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2 Bury (5) 3 Join (7) 4 Humbly (6) 5 Guide tower for aircraft (5) 6 Eat (7) 7 Nearness (11) 8 Robbers (11) 14 Charlady (7) 16 Deliverer (7) 17 Evoke (6) 19 Vapour (5) 21 To the time of (5)