30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Put in mixed dye as a

substitute (6) 4 Express requirements for a

choir (6) 9 Holy smoke, it could be

responsible! (7,6) 10 It makes one wild what people do when they retire (3,4) 11 Girl showing passion with

loveless one (5) 12 They may be strung up by the

neck (5) 14 Measures taken to decorate

indoors perhaps (5) 18 It may be heard on Northern

river (5) 19 High-flown writings (3,4) 21 Testing the edge of a razor may mean putting too fine a point on it (4-9) 22 He should be in a challenging

position (6) 23 Just say he’s a craftsman (6)

DOWN

1 Bores a doctor with

ailments (6) 2 It is bound to appeal to

travellers (6,7) 3 Got an order to dance (5) 5 His visitors may take a dim

view of him at first (7) 6 Looking or just thinking

about (13) 7 New roster made out for a

postal worker (6) 8 It’s intended in some

antisocial activities (5) 13 He looks after someone’s

wardrobe and sideboard (7) 15 Moves in an unfinished game

on board (6) 16 It keeps a sharp eye on German and American arms (5) 17 A gay and lively land? (6) 20 It’s essential to a helicopter

coming up or down (5)