30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Dutch courage to excess? (1,4,3,4) 7 Special group formed by doctor at the back (5) 8 University teacher or giver (5) 9 Copy some cheap editions (3) 10 It’s bad luck having difficult poetry (4,5) 11 Sack doctor always about to come back (6) 12 Father takes material to Royal residence (6) 15 Make lot leap in, as bees may do (9) 17 A catchword from a stage production (3) 18 or aid for one of the media (5) 19 A step from 13 (5) 21 Gambler’s possessions are more important matters? (6,6)

DOWN

1 An explosive document each year (6,6) 2 Vegetable of 9 (3) 3 Clamour on the batsman’s dismissal? (6) 4 I’d led game adapted for time of life (6,3) 5 No return on tin for clergyman! (5) 6 Through which one would get a very cold look? (7,5) 7 Vision about being in mad get-up (5) 10 Fully discuss advice from the dentist? (4,2,3) 13 A prison is awake (5) 14 Does he lift new strains? (6) 16 Get stuck in accommodation (5) 20 All that’s left of the tree? (3)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 4 Kinsman; 8 Honour; 9 Apricot; 10 Nieces; 11 Idling; 12 Costumes; 18 Ten-to-one; 20 Eskimo; 21 Robust; 22 Cowslip; 23 Bedlam; 24 Deserts.

Down: 1 Thin ice; 2 Intense; 3 Bureau; 5 Imprison; 6 Spills; 7 Amount; 13 Motorist; 14 Voluble; 15 Tea-time; 16 Ashore; 17 Tissue; 19 Trowel.