Two-In-One
No 4,339
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
3 Held by the sea for the most part (2,3,4) 8 Half a score surrounded hothead at the time (4) 9 Cause anger because I had a meal wearing fur (9) 10 Keep in touch as I lie thus (6) 11 In haste editor grabbed his horse (5) 14 She gets back atmosphere in the morning (5) 15 Get close and earn for a change (4) 16 Island in which normal tariffs apply (5) 18 A limited period in US would be the end! (4) 20 It has links with article in lower jaw (5) 21 Unhappily dunderhead gives 11 down fresh heart (5) 24 Pain felt by the athletic needlewoman? (6) 25 Point out to five how to make good (9) 26 I fled to this country (4) 27 Erection for spectators has fallen, so withdraw from the contest (5,4)
DOWN
1 Fellow workman past his best shows neither side can win (9) 2 Menders of broken marriages? (9) 4 No one lost heart but how many remained? (4) 5 Stay continually with hothead and female relative (5) 6 Chaps about to help girl (6) 7 Intolerable beginning, but we get within (4) 9 Winning every trick after one takes to religion (5) 11 She makes a raid (5) 12 Leaving trade pure (9) 13 Cutting worker on ditch (9) 17 Keen article, quaintly pleasing (5) 19 9 across a theologian in male company (6) 22 Fortified but beaten (5) 23 Sounds to have avoided the fog (4) 24 Moistens up the dish (4)
SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS
3 Unawareness (9) 8 Tumult (4) 9 Monetary (9) 10 Hurry (6) 11 Pithy (5) 14 Prongs (5) 15 Stimulus (4) 16 Instruct (5) 18 Association (4) 20 Change (5) 21 Feel (5) 24 Flowing (6) 25 Savage (9) 26 Den (4) 27 Verbosity (9)
DOWN
1 Designer (9) 2 Agreement (9) 4 Win (4) 5 Speechify (5) 6 Entry (6) 7 Applaud (4) 9 Banquet (5) 11 Commerce (5) 12 Transient (9) 13 Plundering (9) 17 Pulls (5) 19 Past (6) 22 Shoot (5) 23 Nothing (4) 24 Ado (4)
YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC SOLUTION
Across: 1 Mare; 3 Outstrip; 8 Nape; 9 Fanlight; 11 Groundlessly; 13 Nature; 14 Seethe; 17 Departmental; 20 Hospital; 21 Also; 22 Emerging; 23 Tyro. Down: 1 Managing; 2 Rapport; 4 Unable; 5 Self-seeker; 6 Regal; 7 Pots; 10 Increasing; 12 Well-to-do; 15 Totally; 16 Strain; 18 Ensue; 19 Shoe.
YESTERDAY’S SIMPLE SOLUTION
Across: 1 Poor; 3 Harmless; 8 Orfe; 9 Preclude; 11 Incomparable; 13 Inroad; 14 Simple; 17 Dissociation; 20 Steadied; 21 Fame; 22 Retiring; 23 Less. Down: 1 Prohibit; 2 Officer; 4 Abroad; 5 Mechanical; 6 Equal; 7 Seem; 10 Ambassador; 12 Meanness; 15 Private; 16 Screen; 18 Inert; 19 User.