30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Very frightened by

corpse! (6,5) 9 & 18Ac Being allocated

insufficient fare (2,5,7) 10 Bail arranged before one

defence plea (5) 11 Constricted by an

investment (5) 12 Concentrated on how the

use of a verb may vary (7) 13 Call for a replay (6) 15 Look, the proverb is used to make an up an down movement (6) 18 See 9 Across 20 ’ave to become elliptical! (5) 22 Support a proud walk (5) 23 Produce another printing of

a book about children (7) 24 Grizzly sport of

yesteryear (4-7)

DOWN

2 Gives some from to play

groups (5) 3 One found in the farmyard

or store, maybe (7) 4 A small item for military

group (6) 5 One’s health is associated

with this brown bread (5) 6 They rally round when Fred’s

in trouble! (7) 7 Vote twice, as faithless ones

do (6-5) 8 It will clear hazards from the

main routes (11) 14 Exclusive group needing a

place to lie by the lake (7) 16 I will be often in his mind (7) 17 It’s rearranged air return for

part of Croatia (6) 19 Part of the route recommended is not so near the centre (5) 21 Nora’s upset by this crime (5)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Protests; 5 Flat; 9 Eggs; 10 Ham actor; 11 Ambit; 12 Festoon; 13 Entrenchments; 18 Pressman; 19 Tyre; 20 Seaweed; 21 Makes; 22 Rued; 23 Inaction.

Down: 2 Regimen; 3 Tastier; 4 Traffic warden; 6 Let-down; 7 Thrones; 8 Hansom; 13 Exposer; 14 The pace; 15 Easter; 16 Extract; 17 Torpedo.