Dual Crossword
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 They’re known to row
with each other (7)
5 Has round about a hundred entertainment rooms (5)
8 Exploit the American
way (3)
9 Put out, having anyone
starting duty like this (7) 10 Same again — one nondrinker in the party! (5) 11 Anyone could be in it, in
car or out (4)
12 Be happy in yours (but it can get unbearably hot) (7)
14 Culmination almost sure
to attract officer (6) 16 What Uncle provided (6) 19 Sensitivity gallery can
evoke (7)
21 Loathsome bird, it’s
said (4)
24 Highly praise unusual tale about unnamed person (5)
25 Past loss (7)
26 It can be in wood and in
steel machinery (3) 27 Rather prim (and very good) person needing help (5)
28 Totally avoiding secrecy,
try intervening in love (7)
DOWN
1 Nothing out of shape
(4)
2 Limit wild anger (5) 3 Might, spoken, describe dignitary’s office (7)
4 Uses personal touch to
get attention (6)
5 Don't rush into — this,
for instance! (5) 6 Leaves messy young
families (7)
7 Wearing but very
fair (8)
13 No doubt they do cause damage coming in to land (8)
15 Foreign VIP with a
wife (7)
17 Often taken by people
who are hurt (7)
18 It can electrically affect
Monday usage (6) 20 Evaluated (and
criticised!) (5) 22 Increase, getting group
perturbed (5)
23 Idle, initially zealous,
layabout (4)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 Boatmen (7) 5 Large rooms (5) 8 Employ (3) 9 Displeased (7) 10 Repeat (5) 11 Equipment (4) 12 Component (7) 14 Outcome (6) 16 Relative (6) 19 Bodily reaction (7) 21 Putrid (4)
24 Set on pedestal (5) 25 Loss of memory (7) 26 Tree (3) 27 Sedate (5) 28 Openly (7)
DOWN
1 Egg-shaped (4)
2 Extent (5)
3 Of city office (7) 4 Touches with elbow (6) 5 Bushy barrier (5) 6 Scatters about (7) 7 Showing generous
consideration (8) 13 Heavy waves (8) 15 Muslim ruler's wife (7) 17 Wrongdoing (7) 18 Electrical energy
producer (6)
20 Scolded (5)
22 Knocked over (5) 23 Indolent (4)
Previous solution:
Across: 1 Deep-sea diver; 7 Offa; 8 Outsmart; 9 United; 10 Curate; 11 Yak; 12 Stoic; 14 Clubs; 16 Boa; 18 Triple; 20 Indian; 22 Riesling; 23 Baby; 24 Moneylending.
Down: 1 Defunct; 2 Exact; 3 Shoddy; 4 Attack; 5 Immoral; 6 Egret; 13 Impasse; 15 Bean-bag; 16 Belial; 17 Air-gun; 19 Rhino; 21 Dubai.