CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

NO.686

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CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

9 Left woman to the right of a satellite (5)

10 Shunning an empty space by a new church (9)

11 Notes involving a secret – that’s profane (9)

12 Scratching head in fire in lift (5) 13 Duplicate article included cover (6)

14 Damned nail broke wrapping plant (8)

16 Christmas show gets

Henry married, in spirit (7) 18 Study without hesitation in landscape (7)

20 Informant to distinguish ending, as told (8)

22 Hot confusion, not initially modest (6)

25 Permissible to run away (5) 26 Gain trade arrangement as a writer (9)

28 Broadcaster admits ancient city right to give up (9)

29 Moving north – that is sharp (5)

Down

1 Conveyance sent the wrong way, losing first couple (4) 2 College boy is in agreement (6)

3 Break container, being a foolish person (8)

4 Month with father in the country (5)

5 Hide memo in insurance document (5,4)

6 Journalist spreading bile is not too bad (6)

7 Island mansion design is a nocturnal problem (8) 8 Exercise still about Turkey’s first plague (10)

13 Londoner, say, is an investor (10)

15 Made tulip change size (9) 17 Friend taking, say, gold to be a metaphor (8) 19 Journey includes permit for a game (8)

21 The beginning generated trite laugh (6)

23 European wife mostly not returning (6)

24 Bear to transport by railway (5)

27 Not a single devout woman, by the sound of it (4)

QUICK CLUES Across

9 Of the moon (5) 10 Keeping away from (9) 11 Treat with disrespect (9) 12 Encourage (5)

13 Awning (6)

14 Relating to hell (8) 16 Ghost (7)

18 Stretch of land (7) 20 Blabbermouth (8) 22 Deferential (6)

25 Legal (5) 26 Type of playwright (9) 28 Yield (9) 29 Prickle (5)

Down

1 Toboggan (4) 2 Harmony (6) 3 Eccentric (8) 4 Asian country (5) 5 Temporary certificate (5,4)

6 Fit for consumption (6) 7 Sleeplessness (8) 8 A deadly or virulent epidemic disease (10) 13 Financier (10)

15 Breadth (9)

17 Parable (8)

19 Gambling game (8) 21 Giggle (6)

23 European (6)

24 Convey (5)

27 Not any (4)