DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC ACROSS
1 Object of ridicule as hyenas kept on the farm? (8,5) 10 Gets to the bottom of maths problem (7) 11 Passionate Greek god embracing a little love (7) 12 Band abandoned chore and sent back degree (9) 13 Notice day ends under the weather (5) 14 Improves yours truly, within limits (6) 16 Expression of gratitude to a hunky sort (5,3) 19 Bindings break one’s neck in hanging (8) 21 Russian council vote is fixed (6) 24 Cruel twist of fortune (5) 25 Discovered urethane compound before department head (9) 27 Cosmetic surgery on arm, as seen around California (7) 28 Outift achieves victory during Vietnamese offensive (7) 29 Unimpressive absence of large milk drinks (2,5,6)
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2 Feature in rock recital (7) 3 Scaremongering about return of garden ornament (5) 4 Inuit’s culture hasn’t shifted from it’s origins (2,4) 5 Light-heartedly serving a chop after alphabet soup (8) 6 Rips open letters from the stationer (5,4) 7 Report of pigeons right inside basic cuisine (7) 8 Soft-hearted second with some importance (2,6) 9 Heavy-hearted, nervous and pale (4) 15 Rides off with brace in run-down condition (9) 17 Depending on escort to be with it (2,2,4) 18 Produce beer to the sound of laughter and commotion (8) 20 Artist painting fool with love (7) 22 Made his neat, like a shot (2,5) 23 Docks for deliveries, it’s said (6) 24 Monk is ringed by calamari (4) 26 Dish at the heart of marital problems (5)
QUICK ACROSS
1 Too small or gradual to be discerned (13) 10 Pine tree (7) 11 Dish of meat, cheese and sheets of pasta (7) 12 Indoctrinate forcibly (9) 13 Presses clothes (5) 14 Slow musical movement (6)16 Consecrated as a priest (8) 19 Depressed (8) 21 Fanatic (6) 24 Wailing alarm (5) 25 Lewd (9) 27 Roman vehicle (7) 28 Meat ball (7) 29 Trustworthiness, reliability (13)
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2 Hindu or Buddhist symbol of the universe (7) 3 Small and sprightly (5) 4 Breakfast food (6) 5 Sardine (8) 6 Provoke, incite (9) 7 Breed of domestic fowl (7) 8 Sheath for a sword (8) 9 Bugle call at a military funeral (4) 15 Motivation, stimulus (9) 17 Loathed (8) 18 Remote, inaccessible (8) 20 Armed conflict (7) 22 Strategic viewing point (7) 23 Sacred beetle of the ancient Egyptians (6) 24 Cult (4) 26 Artist’s stand (5)