30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1, & 11Ac Splendid armour

required for this post! (5-5,4) 7 But it may not attract a light

sentence! (5) 8 Coped with a fellow,

advanced in years (7) 10 Calm air for the service (8) 11 See 1 Across 13 Refer to everything due for a

change (6) 15 Estate rearranged — it could

be made of 9Dn (3-3) 17 Where to find the fuel for

wartime transport (4) 18 Phil Shaw upset by the

scourge (4-4) 21 They refer to the books for

university men (7) 22 Large seed is distressing when

trodden on (5) 23 Let men test unusual

agreement (10)

DOWN

1 Foes disturbed about southern

trench fortification (5) 2 & 20Dn One of the best

reservations that can be made

for Boxing Day! (8,4) 3 A sharp-eyed one for the

golf-course, we hear (6) 5 They provide information at

the track-side (7) 6 Middle-man is after a fellow

— he’s the criminal (10) 9 Linda, fetch the expensive

crockery for a change (5,5) 12 Would it be expected to take

off from the main runway? (8) 14 Ancestry leads to a row a long

time afterwards (7) 16 Pure social distinction about

the first of the Hindus (6) 19 Concerning a spell of illness (5) 20 See 2 Down

Across: 6 Fritter; 7 Regan; 9 Ace; 10 Repeaters; 12 Privateeyes; 15 Pomegranate; 17 Inflation; 19 Off; 21 Level; 22 Lighter.

Down: 1 Track; 2 Sty; 3 Here; 4 Vestments; 5 Carried; 8 Beaten; 11 Orderlies; 13 Verity; 14 Pointer; 16 After; 18 Omit; 20 The.

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