Double Crossword
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Very effectively manage to ladder a pantihose near the pelvis (3,1,5,4) 10 Matches western leader’s involvement in Nasser’s wars (7) 11 Film expert faced London gallery (7) 12 Copied and put back in the centre of Hyde Park (4) 13 Strange calf rooted out tree in farm (10) 15 Thought a lot of where last of the stones pelted down (8) 16 Delicate paper weight finally placed by can of worms (6) 19 Enrapt doctors with hole in one’s head (6) 20 Complaints about splitting main powder room (8) 23 Decomposition or discomposure of stern notes (10) 25 Fish made a head spin (4) 27 Avenue for parading an unconvincing American attorney (7) 28 Maintain advancing years were fair to middling (7) 29 Shot he fired in mistake at part of one’s wardrobe (7,6)
DOWN
2 After sunset, toast ambassador and draw one’s sword (9) 3 Fired some good example up (4) 4 New resident slipped in (8) 5 Patched up van parked outside verges of lane (6) 6 Hangs inane mobile with a bit of mischief (10) 7 Paintwork was out of place (5) 8 Walk around Hollywood mansion (6) 9 Head that is a head covering (6) 14 Dishonour to drive crazy around camp (10) 17 Mutilates electric fan (9) 18 Readies swaddling for arms broken in traffic accident (3,5) 19 The art movement writing on the wall (6) 21 Presented in several tiers (6) 22 Swarm over naked diver and move off (6) 24 Dog catcher’s finally poked in the rear (5) 26 Like entrance to be brief and enthusiastic (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 The Black Death (7,6) 10 Type of baleen whale with a dorsal fin (7) 11 Relaxing, tranquil (7) 12 Remove the top layer from a liquid (4) 13 Final battle between good and evil (10) 15 From the east (8) 16 Followed orders (6) 19 Duck preserve in fat (6) 20 Recent arrival (8) 23 Abashed, sheepish (10) 25 Liveliness, vitality (4) 27 More elevated (7) 28 Stamp or tread on (7) 29 Very special or unusual (13)
DOWN
2 Native of Kiev (9) 3 Musical composition (4) 4 Abuse (3-5) 5 Muslim or Hindu segregation of women (6) 6 Reply impertinently (6,4) 7 Not nourished (5) 8 Painting made on plaster (6) 9 Made identical copies (6) 14 Less probable (10) 17 Jewish Day of Atonement (3,6) 18 Turned away from sin (8) 19 Expensive (6) 21 Tattered, torn (6) 22 Coiffure (6) 24 Attach to (5) 26 Notify of danger (4)