30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Affected by homesickness at

closing (9) 8 Have no come-back about wit

without it (3) 9 Wild animal in coach may be one

to follow the bride (5-6) 11 Spread out when shown little

Diana missing (7) 12 Female relation finds egghead in

French resort (5) 13 Directors on ship (6) 15 Bad actor in set-back in the river

(6) 17 Put clothes on or one item of

clothing (5) 18 Made very cross, enraged

perhaps (7) 20 Set up camp in the mountains

with lofty tone? (4-7) 22 Alas! You and I have eaten

nothing! (3) 23 Sturdy enough to get a leathering

(9)

DOWN

2 It is put in by an uninvited

meddler (3) 3 Vex some (it doesn’t matter

which) about negative (5) 4 Partly disagree: dyspepsia is a

sign of being gluttonous (6) 5 Not rich in Greece (7) 6 Compelled to take a month for a

vigorous military walk (6,5) 7 Got bigger when wrinkled (9) 10 In a united effort solely for

acquiring a girl (3,8) 11 Leave the witness-box because

the platform has collapsed (5,4) 14 Gives in notice, but endorses

contract again (7) 16 Obstruct movement of foodbasket (6) 19 Rose to being adorned to impress

(3,2) 21 One is out for a very long time (3)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 7 Osprey; 8 Wreath; 10 Breaker; 11 Grate; 12 Apse; 13 Swede; 17 Cruel; 18 Soap; 22 Aesop; 23 Recount; 24 Coaxed; 25 Grouse.

Down: 1 Forbear; 2 Appease; 3 Peaky; 4 Tragedy; 5 Naiad; 6 Chief; 9 Draw tears; 14 Prophet; 15 Romulus; 16 Spotted; 19 Match; 20 Islam; 21 Score.