Double Crossword
ACROSS
CRYPTIC CLUES 1 Rage about egghead being in a band of flowers (6) 5 Spot to keep dog inside, safe from harm (6) 10 Improvised device against breaking point (11) 11 Unduly noisy pair (3) 12 Shelled and sliced scallop in parish pump (5) 13 Catch ten new settlers of England (9) 14 Without a scratch that can fester badly, having firm interior (44) 16 Adsorb liquid from English lake district (6) 19 Come down in rope unit, tied up in ragged bales (6) 20 Becalm craft, having swallowed a cocktail at seaside picnic (8) 23 Back beat rhymed, roughly, with a thickskinned beast (9) 25 Faculty’s turn to accept university rule on religion (5) 26 Took the prize back at once (3) 27 Earn garmentmaking contract (11) 28 Gaunt at the front, thin and very hungry (6) 29 Lay it on thick with remaining hairstyle (6)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
Across: - 1 Croupier. 6 Pert. 10 Abstain. 11 Mullion. 12 Kid. 13 Interregnum,. 14 Tantrums. 16 Nimbus. 19 One-off. 20 Tolerant. 23 Ingredients. 26 Ska. 27 Leashed. 28 Inflate. 29 Feat. 30 Migraine.
DOWN
2 Unexpectedly meet rancour festering on ship (3,6) 3 A danger to lose direction at this time of the year (5) 4 Turned out when he napped, tossing and turning (8) 5 Throw about one foot if a bit slippery (6) 6 Problem if sister is lured in by fish spirit (9) 7 Honey badger subsequently swapped sides (5) 8 Climbs with end of shoe laces knotted (6) 9 So hers were hacked about by hacks, say (6) 15 Fear Italy’s corruption after an improbable account (5,4) 17 Separation by colour for train trip ahead (9) 18 On fire with love for a longlegged bird (8) 19 Scalp inexpertly skinned at the peaks (6) 21 Raises new taxes but retains the pound (6) 22 Have a flutter with some of the sun and grass up (6) 24 Quail and beef queen (5) 25 Sound influenced by Elvis’ blue shoes (5)
ACROSS
QUICK CLUES 1 In open view (6) 5 Coax (6) 10 Game played by flipping plastic discs (11) 11 Mire (3) 12 Not watertight (5) 13 Pragmatic, sensible (9) 14 Stubbornly, tenaciously (8) 16 Break or gap in continuity (6) 19 Sire (6) 20 Loss of hair on the head (8) 23 Beginning of a project (9) 25 Examination of accounts (5) 26 Trouser fastener (3) 27 Excessively curious (11) 28 Breakwater, jetty (6) 29 Tender and soothing (6)
DOWN
Rising current of air (9) 3 Boiled sweet (5) 4 Craven (8) 5 Material used for sails (6) 6 Merited, deserved (9) 7 Ultimate extent (5) 8 Dull and impassive (6) 9 Decrees (6) 15 Illustrate, embody (9) 17 Exercise machine (9) 18 Work of art (8) 19 In tight curls (6) 21 Breed of large gun dog (6) 22 Shellfish soup (6) 24 Frolic (5) 25 Extraterrestrial (5)