DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 One may take this flight without effort (9) 8 Third man sounds competent enough (4) 9 Lady-killer (9) 10 Replace points in a car engine (6) 11 Strain with others after a point (5) 14 It’s frequently found in a game of tennis (5) 15 Friar beloved by schoolboys (4) 16 Hastens to show decay in the back-street (5) 18 Implement for returning stolen goods (4) 20 Sound description of part of Boston a long time ago (5) 21 Recorded as well-known (5) 24 Spring past (6) 25 Shrinks form making agreements? (9) 26 Even you could live in one! (4) 27 Trials on the way (4-5)

DOWN

1 Possibly pots palms for brightening up the street? (4-5) 2 Feeling welcome to Editors? (9) 4 A command to avoid (4) 5 One of the snakes in snakes and ladders (5) 6 Stop for a break, we hear (6) 7 This oven is much too hot when red outside (4) 9 High horse? (5) 11 Tried to get a hand (5) 12 Record-holder (9) 13 They illuminate the scene - like stars? (9) 17 Pauses to put a toy on board (5) 19 Given the sack? (6) 22 Eradicate a seer perhaps (5) 23 To make a commotion (2-2) 24 Let it stand a new test (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Chief (9) 8 Comply with (4) 9 Pleasant (9) 10 Russian plain (6) 11 Savoury jelly (5) 14 Wanderer (5) 15 Coconut fibre (4) 16 Rips (5) 18 Hypocrisy (4) 20 Short coat (5) 21 Flagrant (5) 24 Writing instrument (6) 25 Differed (9) 26 Intend (4) 27 In want (9)

DOWN

1 Build (9) 2 Worthy (9) 4 Anger (4) 5 Requirements (5) 6 Sloping type (6) 7 Competent (4) 9 Separate (5) 11 Accumulate (5) 12 Joined (9) 13 Fierce (9) 17 War-horse (5) 19 Intentional absentee (6) 22 Support (5) 23 Grow weary (4) 24 Shut up (4)