Two-In-One
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Horse by night would be terrifying (4) 3 Take clothes off when not at home, and run faster! (8) 8 One gets it in the neck having a sleep out East (4) 9 Window brings illumination to devotee (8) 11 Perhaps without land without reason (12) 13 True, an altered character (6) 14 Observe article boil (6) 17 Leave in one’s mind in sections (12) 20 It’s not difficult to be patient here (8) 21 There’s some moral somewhere in addition (4) 22 Get me ginger mixture coming out... (8) 23 ...or return after nasty end to raw recruit (4)
DOWN
1 Although the fellow’s looking older, he’s still coping (8) 2 It’s a hit, this wine: it promotes understanding (7) 4 Can’t mix bun and ale (6) 5 He may presumably find himself... (4-6) 6 ...sincere about string fit for a king (5) 7 Close up crockery (4) 10 Actually getting bigger while folding (10) 12 What a surprise! Put on a fuss, being wealthy (4-2-2) 15 To agree entirely (7) 16 Bit of music causes tension (6) 18 Follow not quite unseen in the confusion (5) 19 It won’t fit if it’s less than a foot long (4)
SIMPLE CLUES
ACROSS
1 Needy (4) 3 Innocuous (8) 8 Ornamental fish (4) 9 Debar (8) 11 Matchless (12) 13 Incursion (6) 14 Uncomplicated (6) 17 Detachment (12) 20 Made stable (8) 21 Renown (4) 22 Shy (8) 23 Minus (4)
DOWN
1 Ban (8) 2 Functionary (7) 4 Overseas (6) 5 Done by habit (10) 6 Peer (5) 7 Appear (4) 10 Envoy (10) 12 Stinginess (8) 15 Secret (7) 16 Mask (6) 18 Sluggish (5) 19 Employer (4)
SATURDAY’S CRYPTIC SOLUTION
Across: 1 Proposition; 9 Lobster; 10 Chair; 11 Elite; 12 Passion; 13 Fronts; 15 Magnet; 18 Overate; 20 Cheap; 22 Eland; 23 Icicles; 24 Predominant.
Down: 2 Rabbi; 3 Patient; 4 Stripe; 5 Tacks; 6 Oration; 7 Elderflower; 8 Bring to pass; 14 Open air; 16 Auction; 17 Medium; 19 Added; 21 Ellen.
SATURDAY’S SIMPLE SOLUTION
Across: 1 Circumspect; 9 Retinue; 10 Lance; 11 Purge; 12 Languor; 13 Nicety; 15 Friend; 18 Utensil; 20 Shunt; 22 Tense; 23 Cluster; 24 Prematurely.
Down: 2 Inter; 3 Connect; 4 Meekly; 5 Pylon; 6 Consume; 7 Propinquity; 8 Depredators; 14 Cleaner; 16 Rescuer; 17 Elicit; 19 Steam; 21 Until.