DOUBLE CROSSWORD

Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Ides. 3 Abruptly. 8 Saps. 9 Creditor. 11 Low Countries. 13 Tirade. 14 Pirate. 17 Health resort. 20 Esteemed. 21 Stow. 22 Port side. 23 Deed. Down: 1 Insulate. 2 Empower. 4 Boring. 5 Underlines. 6 Tithe. 7 Yard. 10 Gondoliers. 12 Bestowed. 15 Apostle. 16 Shield. 18 Enter. 19 Hemp.

CRYPTIC ACROSS

3 It provides good tips for consumers (9)

8 No good thinking too much of oneself (4)

9 Betrayed like a bride in church may be (5,4)

10 Possibly ignore part of the country (6)

11 It’s cut from the wedding cake (5)

14 Sea that upset a canoe (5) 15 Apparently not the top team (4)

16 People in office (5)

18 God in somewhat horrific guise (4)

20 Sustain a dog at home (5) 21 Diana could be a nymph (5) 24 Such a barrel hasn’t yet been rifled (6)

25 They may be suspended from the works – for timekeeping? (9)

26 An aid to circulation (4) 27 Not a new teacher, but costs a lot to obtain nowadays (3,6)

DOWN

1 Above all they’re meant to keep you warm (9)

2 One weighty measure at the bridge table (9)

4 Revolve a pointed pin (4) 5 Put oil on some crane levers (5)

6 A beast in distress lowers (6) 7 It could kill, though not down as a poison (4)

9 Travel to three points to obtain frocks (5)

11 Nothing hard about this pile (5)

12 Reveals the record is beaten (9)

13 Looking for loose change, sir? (9)

17 Projected amusements? (5) 19 Fire at it and you’ll probably miss (6)

22 A last correction for a book of maps (5)

23 Fit properly (4)

24 Duck two points about me (4)

QUICK ACROSS

3 Self-important (9) 8 Declare (4)

9 Sulphur (9)

10 Not transparent (6) 11 Colour (5)

14 Rule (5)

15 Roman garment (4) 16 Teacher (5)

18 Circuit (4) 20 Boredom (5) 21 Wireless (5)

24 Be ear-shattering (6) 25 Discharge (9)

26 Plot (4)

27 Utter ruin (9)

DOWN

1 Pet (9)

2 Conduct (9) 4 Monster (4) 5 Punctuation mark (5) 6 Purpose (6)

7 Sea eagle (4) 9 Charred (5) 11 Courtyard (5) 12 Citizens (9) 13 Apportioning (9) 17 Insurgent (5) 19 Battered (6)

22 Inlay (5) 23 Climbing plant (4) 24 Column base (4)

Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Sick. 3 Manifest. 8 Bump. 9 Gingerly. 11 Incomparable. 13 Tiller. 14 Simple. 17 Recalcitrant. 20 Farcical. 21 Cede. 22 Sorcerer. 23 Fuss.

Down: 1 Sobriety. 2 Comical. 4 Animal. 5 Ingratiate. 6 Enrol. 7 Toys. 10 Imperative. 12 Restless. 15 Plateau. 16 Scrape. 18 Error. 19 Efts.