30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Everybody at the verge is

very nervy (3,2,4) 8 I see why in a way, it’s a very

cold spell (3) 9 Be there doing nothing, but

buy everybody a drink (5,6) 11 Spy deal spread out (7) 12 Apportion half-real fortune

(5) 13 Swear about nothing on the

track (6) 15 and going out without a girl in

America (6) 17 Mistake almost brings great

fear (5) 18 A number go after animals to be brought back to improve their looks (7) 20 Making clear it could be one

lax party (11) 22 It makes for a row (3) 23 Only Tibet is out to give a

cry of resignation (2,3,2,2)

DOWN

2 Allowed to have a tenant

(3) 3 Strange-hearted simpleton

(5) 4 Laugh at some wider ideals

(6) 5 Copy a bird that is dead (7) 6 Cuban makes the disco

falter (5,6) 7 Looks at transport; may

need to see an oculist (3-6) 10 No half-measures in every

direction (3,8) 11 Crowd case is unreasonably

not to be questioned (6,3) 14 Tiger gets promotion? (7) 16 Attack and make the idiot be

unwell (6) 19 A bit on the side? (5) 21 Steal from rather obliging

fellow (3)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 7 Entail; 8 Pedant; 10 Breaker; 11 Enemy; 12 Lilt; 13 Heats; 17 Creel; 18 Scan; 22 Lamed; 23 Subject; 24 Bucket; 25 Duenna.

Down: 1 Netball; 2 Steeple; 3 Links; 4 Memento; 5 Wager; 6 Stays; 9 Free verse; 14 Dredger; 15 Screens; 16 Initial; 19 Globe; 20 Smack; 21 About.