CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

10/12

ACROSS

1. Among flowers, craft flourishes (8)

4. The depth of a spade turned before the fire (4)

8. In which one may lie in a disco, truthfully (3)

9. Having a lot on, Los Angeles may end the confusion (5)

10. Sort of bread that rots your entera initially (3)

11. Claimed change was necessary for reasons of health (7)

12. Is at home with friend from the States, but not yet open (2,3) 13. One breathing on the window could be a goblet-maker (5-6) 17. All should play it back after expression of disapproval (5) 18. One dealing in furs is given part back for each (7)

20. Be around the end of play when extra is scored (3)

21. Own fifty in the middle and divide it in two (5)

22. Go off to right about face (3)

23. Set teas with the first coming last in the orient (4)

24. Very showy way to lay out about fifty when I’d finished (8)

DOWN

1. Get to be only half best, and arrive (6)

2. Chose the wrong poet to finish the Iliad (5)

3. Start for diners in repast is recognised by the gong (5)

5. Sort of fable that doesn’t begin with short paragraph ahead (7) 6. Walks on parts of the stairs (6)

7. At home at six, go, tear about and liven things up (10)

9. Key people surround maker of horseshoes with ringlets (10) 14. Leaves a lot of paper for puppies and kittens (7)

15. It’s not rocky, the place to put up a mount (6)

16. Sounded harsh, the way one used the shredder (6)

18. A flower one will put up when lily is half involved (5)

19. Gazed steadily at river in Italy with a Communist (5)