CRYPTIC Crossword

Complete the puzzle to reveal two solutions in the shaded squares relating to the picture clues.

Be in to win – write the solutions

on the coupon on page 77.

PICTURE CLUES

2ac & 15dn & 22dn & 13ac

ACROSS

2ac & 15dn Comedic hag cast in the hospital drama ( 7,3)

7 Sail that can be involved with weather (4)

8 See intern dole out a cut of meat (10)

9 Area needed in kangaroo demonstration (4)

10 Stage of development for company with 102 ducks from the north (6)

13 See 22 Down

15 Nag mate about being a person of influence ( 7) 16 Animals that come in 500s ( 7) 20 Dewar with ivy found at the garage entrance (8) 23 Apprentices with cats of French variety inside (6)

24 Gus leaves the Jaguar’s door slightly open (4)

25 Sounds like you could not get around naked and that was intolerable (10)

27 Tell a fib on union leader instead (4)

28 The sound of swords coming from West Indian girl in the ship ( 7)

DOWN

1 & 26dn Where today becomes tomorrow or vice-versa (4,4)

2 I lent car to get an instrument (8)

3 I belong, somehow, to lower class ( 7)

4 Vindicate with gravestone to sort out (6)

5 Sold too many tickets – like a library with not enough shelves (10)

6 Entirely Roman (2,4)

11 Company returns with a wood sorrel plant (3)

12 Vi has nothing in the sunroom but will eat anything (10) 14 United Parcel Service has its good points initially (3)

15 See 2 Across

17 With alternative, chards can bear fruit (8)

18 Still to happen (3)

19 An oversight to clean them ( 7) 21 Say in reply that you will sign up again (6)

22dn & 13ac IOU willed to you changed. It is the truth! (5,1,3,2,3)

26 See 1 Down