DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC ACROSS

1 Cloud nine, beginning

with one mile vehicle (6) 5 Song first sung in tree (5) 9 One getting up part

of a stair (5)

10 Collector bringing crowd

round a river (7)

11 Get silly during a cold

afternoon (4)

12 Shaping a strip

of wood (8)

16 Bet it’s an electric cell (11) 18 Coteries developed just

for the initiated (8)

21 Pay not beginning

for a time (4)

23 Hot stuff for graduates

in Mexican tortilla (7)

24 Oz wild cat? (5)

25 Legally relative (2-3)

26 Ill-will of Mark to girl (6)

QUICK ACROSS

1 Panoramic, picturesque (6) 5 Following (5)

9 Stank (5)

10 Moving, expressive (7)

11 Curved roof (4)

12 Cleverly contrived (8)

16 Details of your permanent residence (4,7)

18 Part of a whole number (8) 21 Talon (4)

23 Intolerant towards others (7)

24 Porcelain (5)

25 Allude (to) (5)

26 Hand in your notice (6)

DOWN

2 Thereby vary topic to include piece of furniture (4,5)

3 Graduate’s about

to be exposed (4)

4 Primary outfit? (6,7)

6 Rip up tiny bit (5)

7 Student that is at home

has extended sleep (3-2) 8 Sacred oath conceals something to believe in (5)

13 Hear vegetable

disclosure (4)

14 Short of carbon,

make a coin with ring (9) 15 One barely seen (4)

17 A female knight drained

of colour (5)

19 Produce second chess

piece (5)

20 Jewelled head-dress from

Tahiti, a rarity (5)

22 Sound fish for spirit (4)

DOWN

2 Fizzy drink (5,4)

3 International defence

alliance (inits) (4)

4 Dessert sauce

preparation (7,6)

6 Sham (5)

7 On level terms (5)

8 Whispered remark (5) 13 Open pie (4)

14 Consequent (9)

15 Air outlet (4)

17 Little pinch (5)

19 Elevate (5)

20 Clog (up) (5)

22 Performs (4)