CRYPTIC AND QUICKIE CROSSWORD

ONE GRID, TWO PUZZLES

CRYPTIC ACROSS

1. Weapons taken by very successful actors (8) 5. Fruit that’s not completely well-rounded (4) 9 & 16Dn. Grizzly observer to give evidence (4,7) 10. Munitions involving fellows in a tram smash (8) 11. See 7 Down 12. No second party is implicated in this dispatch (7) 13. Bloomers in bed!

(6,7) 18. Coach the reserves first - or hold back (8) 19. Parasite of

course (4) 20. Dealing could be properly set up (7) 21. The girl felt ill on

return (5) 22. Border where you’ll find some of the unexploded gelignite (4) 23. Prominent when I’m ready for the picture (8)

DOWN

2. You’ll need first-class return by sea for these distant isles (7) 3. Flowers for Judy

(7) 4. Sapience and sagacity, for instance! (5,2,6) 6. A position in which the blows can be avoided (3-4) 7 & 11Ac. While matrons get changed, they are said to favour long stays! (7-2-3) 8. In the musical I copied some material (6) 13. Litter sack in French station (7) 14. Venturing to put winter sports equipment in the arena (7) 15. Make a mistake also on a mission (6) 16. See 9 Across 17. Island for another meeting (7)

QUICKIE ACROSS

1. Innocuous (8) 5. Mimics (4) 9. Fish (4) 10. Multitudinous

(8) 11. Deserve (5) 12. Bemoan (7) 13. Declaration (13) 18. Haulage (8) 19. Token (4) 20. Stirred (7) 21. Conclusive (5) 22. Final (4) 23. Feigns (8)

DOWN

2. Non

professional (7) 3. Errand (7) 4. Recurrent

instruction (8,5) 6. Suggest (7) 7. Least happy (7)

8. Wavelet (6) 13. Hidden danger

(7) 14. Speakers (7) 15. Blunt (6) 16. Projectile (7) 17. Mean person

(7)