CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD
NO.895
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CRYPTIC CLUES Across
8 Well, jump! (6)
9 Criticise scare about
insulin supplier (8)
10 Delay causing Fred
real trouble (8)
11 Swot, chatting,
includes greeting (6)
12 Exploit of most untimeliness (5) 13 Yours truly getting a
large lunch, say (4)
14 Some schools managed
without pressure (2-2)
16 Somehow call round and
laugh, in spirit (7)
18 Small fish for the boss (7)
20 Confront fellow expert (4)
21 Check a weather report (4)
22 Reward agent with time,
not diamonds (5)
25 That woman’s youngster goes
round – an angel (6)
27 The first to admit husband gets everything into council house (4,4)
28 Soldiers graft randomly
outside a bit (8)
29 Inadequate game played
with engineers (6)
Down
1 Cheerful bit of syncopation (6) 2 Categorise bird next
to opening (10)
3 Nag, groaning about
stroppy behaviour (5)
4 Petitioned to be put to
practical use (7)
5 Overly sensitive person sees
sign of winter (9)
6 Annoying ritual conceals
determination (4)
7 Money just for textile (8)
14 Chief of police is a snake (10) 15 Arrange noble
romp? Certainly (2,7)
17 The real problem – your
beginning is tough (8)
19 Give orders to detectives
returning to gallery (7)
23 Draw everyone to
Yorkshire river (6)
24 Was recreated politician for
water-logged area (5)
26 Change gear in a fury (4)
QUICK CLUES Across
8 Season (6)
9 Large gland (8)
10 Postponement (8) 11 Greeting (6)
12 Prevent from
growing (5)
13 Repast (4)
14 Admitting boys
and girls (2-2)
16 Spirit (7)
18 Chief (7) 20 Visage (4)
21 Horse-riding strap (4) 22 Remunerate (5)
25 Divine attendant (6)
27 Municipal building (4,4) 28 Scrap (8)
29 Scanty (6)
Down
1 Optimistic (6)
2 Classify (10)
3 Violent behaviour (5)
4 Was relevant (7) 5 Frozen precipitation (9) 6 Gravel (4)
7 Type of wool (8)
14 Type of snake (10)
15 Affirmative
acknowledgement (2,7) 17 Weather-beaten (8)
19 Order about (7)
23 Fascination (6)
24 Bog (5)
26 Anger (4)