TAKE A BREAK
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
8 Force Morgan out: he's
wet at work (7)
9 No parking in rise is policy
reversal (1-4)
10 Order from Burmese
dictator (5)
11 Cyclists slipping on leech (7) 12 Cheat in Patrick’s
terminology (9)
14 Dad gets drink (3) 16 Proper contest: student
ousted (3)
17 Fruit from entire can
chopped up (9) 19 Sneering scars a distressed
Frenchman (7)
21 Drink to excess in pub in
Germany (5)
22 Firm incorporating Soviet
principles? (5)
23 One feels insect repelled
girl (7)
DOWN
1 Messed-up fact-feed
made a difference (8) 2 Certain to be above zero (8) 3 Send out clock put back (4) 4 During study, trainee’s first
recess (6)
5 Ecstasy bachelor
extracted from plant (8) 6 Speculator and powerful
man (4)
7 A refusal from the French
soon (4)
13 New anorak that German
wears over jumper (8) 14 Paignton demolished,
arousing sympathy (8) 15 European in biplane flying
low (8)
18 Incorrect cab MOT causes
fighting (6) 19 Conservative in place in
splinter group (4)
20 Look furtively over in
dance (4)
21 Some grab at hero in city
(4)
COFFEE TIME
ACROSS
8 Undersea salvager (7) 9 Drivers' 180 (1-4) 10 Proclamation (5)
11 Social rank (7)
12 Practical joker (9)
14 Burst (3)
16 Expected (3) 17 Smooth-skinned peach (9) 19 Mocking irony (7)
21 Spree (5)
22 Doctrine (5)
23 Aerial (7)
DOWN
1 Pretentious (8) 2 Optimistic (8) 3 Exude (4) 4 Paragraph start (6) 5 Elation (8)
6 Male bovine (4) 7 In due time (4) 13 Large marsupial (8) 14 Heart-rending (8) 15 Commoner (8) 18 Battle against (6) 19 Religious faction (4) 20 Whirl about (4) 21 Large tub (4)