Crossword 2

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

4. Sound of trumpets announcing food for devotees? (7) 8. Insincere person offers mint sweet (6)

9. Reproach for police swoop on unfortunate pub (7)

10. Think logically about a boy (6)

11. Forest officer initially roused to wrath (6)

12. Situation vacant: no stamp required (4,4)

18. A striking container? (8) 20. Doctor got up sullen, gloomy and unsocial (6)

21. Middle removed from wellloved tree (6)

22. Remain loyal to somebody ready for emergency (5-2)

23. Against some over-suspicious opponents (6)

24. 100 make certain of blame (7)

Down

1. Party he formed to supply course for remedying ills (7) 2. Mission may be scattered round ship (7)

3. Postpone being discouraged? (3,3)

5. When father gets up, what he is becomes plain (8)

6. Shots - if up, telephone (6) 7. Completely spoilt one in under-development (6)

13. Don’t forget about person who belongs (8)

14. Possibly has boil. Get rid of it (7)

15. Communicate with unusual speed? (7)

16. The kind that is to make a raid (6)

17. Springs up in restricted area (6)

19. Exulted in success of gathering lots of people round exiled leader (6)

QUICK CLUES

Across

4. Touch (7) 8. Withdraw (6) 9. Censure (7)

10. Direct (6)

11. Disregard (6) 12. Synchronise (8) 18. Finder (8)

20. Termagant (6) 21. Unmoving (6) 22. Violinist (7) 23. Transversely (6) 24. Blow up (7)

Down 1. Pre-eminence (7) 2. Tool (7) 3. Calamitous (6) 5. Submissive (8) 6. Crowd (6) 7. Disguised (6) 13. Lazy (8)

14. Post (7)

15. Course (7)

16. Sight (6)

17. Hooligan (6) 19. Lure (6)