30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

4 Divided in the way

indicated below (7) 8 Dramatic second

performance? (6)

9 Face pulled by angrylooking star (7)

10 I object to odd coin

counting as revenue (6) 11 Refinement of language (6) 12 Misfortune of finding it

difficult to get on vessel (8) 18 Charge after a theologian gets it is something extra (8)

20 One can go one better and

break it (6)

21 Tone down angry mood (6) 22 Head of column leading to

execution? (7)

23 Story about abstainer is

merely gossip (6)

24 Fairly brisk run over the

heavens for Red leader (7)

DOWN

1 Further ends by boat crew

yielding cargo (7)

2 Out of respect for

apparition (7)

3 St John’s island taken from

ship at most points? (6)

5 Had a fight on the rubbishdump (8)

6 Agile doctor gets in river (6) 7 Formerly hundred getting

employment as a pretext (6) 13 Set out to return with chin up?

(4,4)

14 Quarrel put side out (7)

15 Rude man possibly not carrying

weapons (7)

16 Mend broken braces? (6) 17 Vote is rigged by former

Russian council (6)

19 Poles’ headgear? (3-3)