30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 A crowd entertainer (4) 3 New song providing inspiration for outdoor types! (5,3) 8 Catches fish and makes a

clear profit (4) 9 Joined the nudists —

demoted (8) 11 As coin prices fluctuate, underhand schemes appear (12) 13 Agent for loud thespian (6) 14 These species are almost

common (6) 17 Police out of place at the

Fancy Dress Ball? (5-7) 20 Quick methods of travel

used by radio networks? (8) 21 A certain amount of tobacco

for a pound (4) 22 Additional information on what the organ pedal produces (8) 23 It shoots eight backwards

(4)

DOWN

1 One of the restrictions on

manual movement (8) 2 An act is horribly diabolical

(7) 4 Smart response required in

scientific experiment (6) 5 Currently operating! (8,2) 6 In the diagram plenty may

be found! (5) 7 Travelled a certain way, we

hear (4) 10 Resistance to a little work on

the site (10) 12 Handed down to posterity

and died (6,2) 15 Use up supplies of a car

accessory (7) 16 Stress it’s a characteristic

mode of speaking (6) 18 One shouldn’t by over-hasty

in playing this (5) 19 Part of the leg destined to

provide meat (4) PREVIOUS SOLUTION Across: 1 Up-and-coming; 9 Replace; 10 Range; 11 Dirge; 12 Elector; 13 Nicety; 15 Snappy; 18 Plumber; 20 Coach; 22 Stick; 23 Set fair; 24 Entrance fee.

Down: 2 Piper; 3 Nearest; 4 Clever; 5 Morse; 6 Non-stop; 7 Trading-post; 8 Nearly there; 14 Caution; 16 Necktie; 17 Prison; 19 Baker; 21 Awake.