30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Scene observed by way of a street within (5)

4. Marks of punishment given to some soldiers! (7)

8. Charge for safe keeping could be so great (7)

9. Musical sequence sounds mellifluous (5)

10. Strung up? (4)

11. A servant isn’t automatically produced, one hears (8)

13. Relinquish one spot (4)

14. Girl coming from a point almost due north (4)

16. Produced some original work unruffled (8)

17. Lacks the potential to show hypocrisy (4)

20. It creates revolutionary movement viewed from both directions (5)

21. Fancy aiming haphazardly to the east (7)

22. Is around the street after unhappy perverts (7)

23. This will have a flattening effect on journalists (5)

DOWN

1. Written evidence that calls have been made (8-5)

2. A scratch number of points (5) 3. Unfortunately it’s a girl, we hear (4)

4. Observe the maxim for an unstable board (6)

5. One living in desert, going frantic (8)

6. High churchman is quite an attraction at the zoo! (7)

7. Resolution: dates must be changed with speed! (13)

12. Short stays - the lads go around one day in France (8)

13. Tom receiving a setback in the exploit suffered a loss in status (7)

15. About to shoot off target, showing negligence (6)

18. Stand up for an increase in pay (5)

19. Strike soft and light (4)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION:

Across: 3 Slaughter; 8 Reel; 9 About them; 10 Sepals; 11 Fleet; 14 Ether; 15 Rent; 16 Tonic; 18 Trip; 20 Of the; 21 Rucks; 24 Sultan; 25 Innocents; 26 Wits; 27 Shuffling.

Down: 1 Prospects; 2 Keep their; 4 Lobs; 5 Usual; 6 Hitter; 7 Ewes; 9 Alert; 11 Fines; 12 Testatrix; 13 Steepness; 17 Comus; 19 Put off; 22 Knell; 23 Inch; 24 Sten.