CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD
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.902, 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.901 is Bill McMahon, of Navan, Co. Meath.
CRYPTIC CLUES
Across 1 Cap British tree production (5)
4 Wrath during escape –
that’s romantic (9)
9 Make Roy change list (9)
10 Group of stars performing
around city (5)
11 Stomach contains a large,
cold cosmetic (6)
12 Everything understandable in
reassuring signal (3-5)
14 Composer somehow
making a kite rise (4,5)
15 Graduate is back –
large chap (5)
17 Drinks and complains audibly (5) 19 Relieve everyone – I’ve
tea brewing (9)
22 Concerning people
in a state (8)
24 Slowed down to have roast
initially cooked outside (6)
26 Fury, having lost front
of old car (5)
27 Cart coins off to get drugs (9)
28 Trial meant adjusting will (9)
29 Keen to swap one for
a mountain (5)
Down
1 React angrily to part of brush (7) 2 Olive runs around
in abhorrence (9)
3 No guest translated
languages (7)
4 Dandy has left, a failure (4)
5 Natural substance served at
prince’s birthday (5,5)
6 Club shaken around – some
charge youngster (4,3)
7 Reaching conclusion,
ready to complain (5)
8 Trend involved one large
part of a plant (7)
13 Nice avatar,
strangely different (2,8)
16 Lively as champagne (9)
17 Guarantee conflict and shout (7) 18 Bear is wandering around
one part of Russia (7)
20 Words concealing nothing –
European is loquacious (7)
21 Consumer to conclude with
devious ruse (3,4)
23 Summons errand boys (5)
25 Line found on neck
causes worry (4)
QUICK CLUES
Across 1 Brimless cap (5)
4 Romantic
illumination (9)
9 Catalogue (9)
10 Constellation (5) 11 Cosmetic
powder (6)
12 Signal that danger
has passed (3-5) 14 French
composer (4,5)
15 Herb (5) 17 Alcoholic drinks (5) 19 Ease (9)
22 Non-monarchy (8) 24 Slowed down (6)
26 Rage (5)
27 Opiates (9)
28 Legal document (9) 29 Alpine mountain (5) Down
1 Whisker (7)
2 Disgust (9)
3 Languages (7)
4 Be unsuccessful (4) 5 Bee’s secretion (5,5) 6 Young animal (4,3)
7 Whinge (5)
8 Plant’s
appendage (7)
13 Conflicting (2,8)
16 Effervescent (9)
17 Authorisation (7)
18 Part of Russia (7)
20 Talkative (7)
21 Consumer (3,4)
23 Book parts (5)
25 Be anxious (4)