30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
7 A flower for a fiddler? (5) 8 What the rider needs to
boot? (7) 9 Withdraw to negotiate
again (7) 10 Obviously not the old, old
story in book form (5) 12 Presage what the sun will
cause in front (10) 15 Fastener from Eastern Europe provides a cosmetic (4,6) 18 Residue, for example,
swallowed by doctors (5) 19 Remains in special study
group (7) 21 Pupil is one who gets a
pound in wages (7) 22 When this thing blew up (5)
DOWN
1 Took the corner too sharply
and went over (10) 2 Throw out value (5) 3 The destiny of an overweight egghead (4) 4 Twice set out to fly (6) 5 Hid aunt’s flower (8) 6 Establish I’d go in to furnish
needs (7) 11 Depression caused by inferior
liquor? (3,7) 13 Being against work on
preparing for photograph (8) 14 Inspire worker to be the
opposite of an arsonist (7) 16 Result could be high gloss (6) 17 Obstacles to getting horse
into ship (5) 20 Look after one’s intellect (4) PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across: 1 Crosswind; 8 Ova; 9 Let off steam; 11 Leopard; 12 Steer; 13 Cubits; 15 Asylum; 17 Lenin; 18 Re-enact; 20 Safety match; 22 Let; 23 Last trump.
Down: 2 Rye; 3 Sofia; 4 Inside; 5 Dresses; 6 Comme il faut; 7 Far from it; 10 Trombonists; 11 Local call; 14 Tuneful; 16 Crates; 19 Emmet; 21 Cam.