CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Woman who had an eye to the future in ancient Greece (5)

4. Friend might destroy Rome from here in Sicily (7)

8. It is past longing for it (9)

9. One may be a fool to attack somebody in the street (3)

10. A particular object may be written for publication (7)

12. It could be ominous to put one’s name to it (4)

14. Just the thing for a row involving firearms? (7)

17. A cad may get the ball out of the scrum (4)

18. With sun coming out, at Pentecost (7)

20. On one’s tod, admit it (3)

21. Space Tony might take it to make it off-beat (9)

23. It’s a striking bit of fortification (7)

24. Puppets, as housed by Ibsen (5)

DOWN

1. On the Sabbath coaches give religious instruction (6,7)

2. Surrounds one with hostility, so sees BT about it (6)

3. Advances are expected by its members (4,4)

4. A measure of drink for a little girl (3)

5. Jump, like Siamese finally, into seat one makes for it (4)

6. Stay and hold mother in check (6)

7. Street musicians rending rags, or mixing them (5-8)

11. Joint that gets raised in conviviality (5)

13. Homo sapiens, if elderly, has several outlets (8)

15. The heart of 22 sounds rank to an army man (6)

16. Attack the way a lass was upset with one (6)

19. Actual existence can be either way up (4)

22. Hazel made capital of standing for some teachers (1,1,1) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 2. Mined 5. Wick 7. Aged 8. Relented 9. Half-term

11. Caps 12. The dog watches 15. Abbé 17. Littered

19. Headland 21. Pain 22. Trug 23. Tryst

Down: 1. Hogwash 2. Mad 3. Nurse 4. Dilemma 5. Wan

6. Cheep 10. Fudge 11. Cache 13. Gallant 14. Evening

16. Blear 18. Toddy 20. Dig 21. Pot