CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

NO.888

Here’s your chance to win a €15 book token. Complete the crossword using either the cryptic or the quick clues and send it to us with your name and address. Send your solution to: Cryptic/Quick Crossword No.888, The Irish Mail on Sunday, PO Box 5332, Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2. Entries must be received by Thursday. The winner will be drawn from a hat. The winner of Cryptic/Quick Crossword No.887 is S. Cunningham, of Tralee, Co. Kerry

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

9 Point to routine being composed (5)

10 Rants about harbour conveyance (9)

11 The first Asian man turned out to be Australian (9)

12 In the past, city was in extreme pain (5)

13 Comical, aisle concealing port (6)

14 Delay charge on a horse (8) 16 Awareness is within view (7) 18 Coincide and finished on circuit (7)

20 Some chemistry makes ice stink terribly (8)

22 Allow rascal in for a mollusc (6) 25 Spin round Italy’s first city (5) 26 Singer initially corrected a lot torn apart (9)

28 Blamed air conditioning – that’s praiseworthy (9)

29 Time to return poor soldier (5)

Down

1 TV’s first comedian is a fool (4) 2 Diplomat making prisoners turn liberal (6)

3 Jeopardising soldiers,

I can order force (8)

4 Mark isn’t worried about answer (5)

5 Flower may transport people (9)

6 Belabour fool with beer, by the sound of it (6)

7 Terribly cool in a large style of architecture (8) 8 Speaking about time and place, but not moving (7,3) 13 Insect racket in club (7,3) 15 Supply youngster with eastern flavouring (5,4) 17 Medical condition affecting my drones (8)

19 Relocate gear – time has changed (8)

21 Peg has sprinted back to get occupancy (6)

23 Bolster irrational student, depressed (6) 24 Extension makes queen cross (5)

27 Soap designed for the elderly (4)

QUICK CLUES Across

9 Penned (5)

10 Convey (9) 11 Antipodean islander (9)

12 Extreme suffering (5) 13 French port (6)

14 Male horse (8) 16 Perception (7)

18 Partly coincide (7) 20 Dynamics (8)

22 Marine mollusc (6) 25 Italian city (5) 26 Singing register (9) 28 Worthy (9) 29 Soldiers (5)

Down

1 Foolish person (4) 2 Ambassador (6) 3 Threatening (8) 4 Blemish (5)

5 Flower (9)

6 Attack (6) 7 Relating to occupation (8)

8 Not moving (7,3)

13 Sports item (7,3) 15 Cooking ingredient (5,4) 17 Group of symptoms (8) 19 Move abroad (8)

21 Term of office (6)

23 Bed cushion (6) 24 Supplementary building (5)

27 Elderly people (4)