CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Tease us for being back-to-front — that’s sweet! (5)

4. Made a sound as one made off with the cows (7)

8. Somewhat drunk, but running smoothly (5)

9. Fever causing alarm as one reaches a conclusion (7)

10. A small violin could be all one needs to make up (3)

11. He’s near to one, hour being changeable (9)

12. Every picture such as this tells an inside story (1-3)

13. The ounce returns in charge of the animals (4)

18. Darbies are hot an cold as ruffs fail to start (9)

20. A companionable number starts the wedding off (3)

21. Raise one from run, true to form (7)

22. Old British tribe seen in twice-nightly revue (5)

23. Height that is always set incorrectly (7)

24. Throttle one with this end of mutton (5)

DOWN

1. Standard bandying of words takes place in the bourse

(5,8)

2. Celebrity event at four o’clock meal was Pygmalion’s creation (7)

3. Is up, and lying at anchor (6)

4. Stop in, having first sorted out the mare (6)

23/10

5. Slim girls are airy spirits (6)

6. Broad, slow movement is goal which may be about right (5)

7. Those gone are given the bill with ship’s-log accuracy

(4-9)

14. It will last longer as unfashionable clothing (7)

15. Company uses a sort of Liverpool dialect (6)

16. Make a show of fact iron was used in it (6)

17. Catches sight of first eight enemy agents (6)

19. Writing about Verne is cheek (5) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Meritorious 8. Daffy 9. Flapper 10. Chinese

11. Irony 12. Mental 14. Snitch 18. Deuce 19. Several

21. Cadence 23. Drive 24. Disappoints

Down: 1. Modicum 2. Ruffian 3. Thyme 4. Rafter 5. Oration

6. Sip 7. Berry 13. Avernus 15. Torsion 16. Helpers 17. Asleep

18. Decor 20. Video 22. Dud