DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Natural tendency for the allocation of one’s property (11) 9 This makes revolutionary processes easier (3) 10 Hurried back to restrict food supplies that’s the story (9) 11 To cause aversion, make somebody retire (5) 13 Disguised Belgian often seen in Calcutta (7) 14 Scandinavian article served in a dish (6) 16 From the prognosticator a clearly divine revelation (6) 18 Go in search of strong drink, we hear - it provides vegetable food (3-4) 19 The settlement will be to his advantage (5) 20 To bring in a busy worker is of considerable consequence (9) 21 Meadow showing endless foliage (3) 22 He puts the destination on the top covers (4-7)
DOWN
2 & 15 Dn Describing the show with badly cast leading actors? (3-7) 3 A list of jurors from Nepal (5) 4 The writer needs a bed in the south-east (6) 5 Coach gives the terrain a different look (7) 6 Few will be involved in this kind of government (9) 7 This couldn’t be expected from an enemy vessel! (11) 8 Opposed to a state setup - make it a free land! (4-7) 12 Ananas - a conifer bearing fruit (9) 15 See 2 Down 17 Make good representative with a distinctive bearing (6) 19 Crowns that are monastically unlocked? (5) 21 Falsely state the position of the golf-ball (3)
Yesterday’s solutions:
Across: 1 Flag. 3 Priority. 9 Epigram. 10 Theta. 11 Boiled sweets. 13 Touchy. 15 Salami. 17 Point-to-point. 20 Drive. 21 Article. 22 Linesmen. 23 Ores. Down: 1 Fleabite. 2 Alibi. 4 Remiss. 5 On the warpath. 6 Inertia. 7 Year. 8 Free thinkers. 12 Listless. 14 Utopian. 16 Strafe. 18 Incur. 19 Idol.
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Explorers (11) 9 Favourite (3) 10 Respectable (9) 11 Disagreeable (5) 13 Determine (7) 14 Carry to excess (6) 16 Have ambitions (6) 18 Performer (7) 19 Ate dinner (5) 20 Amuse (9) 21 Study (3) 22 Unceremonious (4,3,4)
DOWN
2 Suitable (3) 3 Robust (5) 4 Divulge (6) 5 Hates (7) 6 Uprising (9) 7 Dogmatic (11) 8 Eternal (5-6) 12 Watcher (9) 15 Merit (7) 17 Keep (6) 19 Dullard (5) 21 Type of lettuce (3)
Yesterday’s solutions:
Across: 1 Go by. 3 Prodigal. 9 Dismiss. 10 Surge. 11 Posthumously. 13 Endear. 15 Escape. 17 Contemptible. 20 Ocean. 21 Drought. 22 Steadier. 23 Stay. Down: 1 Godspeed. 2 Basis. 4 Resume. 5 Disquisition. 6 Gorilla. 7 Lees.8 Disheartened. 12 Recently. 14 Diocese. 16 Smudge. 18 Bight. 19 Toss.