CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD
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CRYPTIC CLUES
Across
8 Fight with energy in a tricky situation (6) 9 Give up right to space a little bit (8) 10 Reserve hit for literary group (4,4) 11 Part of the parade is in general circulation (6) 12 Lost out – no time to work in boat (5) 13 Too much left inside stomach (4) 14 Big problem, head of education making a joke (4) 16 Canoe breaking ice, mostly, from a lot of water (7) 18 Quietly ruled out getting new loot (7) 20 Remove somewhere for the defendant to sit (4) 21 Meat cooked in a way that’s unexciting (4) 22 Intermediate meal hasn’t registered for group (5) 25 That woman’s youngster goes round – an angel (6) 27 Musician alternatively upsetting giants (8) 28 A ram then transformed into someone like us (8) 29 Queen behind boat as she has a flutter (6)
Down
1 Move parchment up and down? (6) 2 Support repeatedly to put in, one after the other (4-2-4) 3 Explosive item to serve at a party (5) 4 Show hunger and take the ball upfield (7) 5 Fine Latin translation? Immature (9) 6 British university students in the centre (4) 7 Rummage about for activity on board (8) 14 Grand French article managing to follow crime (10) 15 Tidy Mr Bob ordered a terrible weapon (5,4) 17 Some headgear material reaches limit (5,3) 19 One medium currency is appropriate (7) 23 Money you and I returned to nut (6) 24 Say pity is wrong, and I will leave country (5) 26 Woman, without whom one is cruel (4)
QUICK CLUES
Across
8 Grate (6) 9 Decry (8) 10 Reading group (4,4) 11 Buoyant (6) 12 Sailing boat (5) 13 Surplus (4) 14 Mocking remark (4) 16 Of enormous size (7) 18 Pillage (7) 20 Harbour (4) 21 Domesticated (4) 22 Bouquet (5) 25 Angel (6) 27 Keyboard player (8) 28 Terrestrial person (8) 29 Gambler (6)
Down
1 Writing parchment (6) 2 Consecutive (4-2-4) 3 Party food (5) 4 Drool (7) 5 Childish (9) 6 Bovine animal (4) 7 Board game (8) 14 Illegal trade in weapons (10) 15 Radioactive explosive (5,4) 17 Woollen headwear item (5,3) 19 Confiscate (7) 23 Type of nut (6) 24 African country (5) 26 Woman’s name (4)