DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC

ACROSS

1 Do away with building

above it (7)

5 Mad leader of bandits appears in surprise attack (5)

8 Bloke runs to get blanket (5) 9 Heading off, cream too

whipped in cafe (3,4)

10 Lost friend beginning

to become boring (4)

11 Boar destroyed actual

ending of trees (8)

13 Appalling lifeguard’s about

to get caught inside (11) 17 Hill where treading

all over the place (8)

19 Knocks this out (4)

21 Building changed

if I cement over (7)

22 A vacuum to steer

clear of (5)

23 Submerge towards the

bottom round river (5)

24 News of Italian returning

before bell sounds (7)

QUICK

ACROSS

1 Midriff-baring garment (4,3) 5 Artist’s three-legged stand (5)

8 Throw out

(of the premises) (5)

9 In a touchy manner (7)

10 Perceive sounds (4)

11 The ‘Y’ of DIY (8)

13 Huge amount of money (5,6)

17 Member of staff (8)

19 Injure with a knife (4)

21 Sound of knocking (3-1-3) 22 Compensate (for) (5)

23 Item from the past (5)

24 Cause not to happen (7)

DOWN

1 Take up space in hold (6) 2 Six valid works for

composer (7)

3 Jaunty pixie losing head (4) 4 Chaps in it, near tent,

playing for fun (13)

5 Argued logically having

read one’s amendment (8) 6 Chap penniless,

right to left (5)

7 Feature suggested,

I’m pleased to include (6) 12 Moment of firing it go in twice, perhaps (8)

14 Fabulous creature runs into

nuncio, unfortunately (7)

15 Silver stalk that’s

matched (6)

16 Private remarks from assistants holding squadron leader (6)

18 After morning, I travel

to Spanish friend (5)

20 Initially bird always lies

down without feathers (4)

DOWN

1 Nursery (6)

2 Japanese art of folding

paper (7)

3 Ballerina’s short skirt (4) 4 Have a rest (3,4,4,2)

5 Consider sacred (8)

6 County (5)

7 Make redundant (3,3)

12 Person who doubts the

existence of God (8)

14 Consequence (7)

15 Extreme fear (6)

16 Article (6)

18 Colourful part

of a flower (5)

20 Medieval knight’s club (4)