DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES Across 4. To summarise, it’s a captain’s position (7) 8. In an odd way, this is just the reverse (6)

9. The vessel is a cutter (7)

10. Topless spectacles for girls (6)

11. Unseated, we hear, from a high chair (6)

12. Restaurant includes unusually fine constituent of coffee (8)

18. Fix a fight and attack one’s adversary (3,5)

20. Resident is at home, my friend (6)

21. Youngster returning by transport is a destructive type (6)

22. Beware of the guard (4,3)

23. About a small coin of modern times (6)

24. Corpses - they’re drained of spirit! (4,3) Down

1. Substitute tough material with more flimsy stuff (7) 2. Doesn’t punish discharges (4,3)

3. This is assumed to be at arm’s length (6)

5. The kind of temporary accommodation associated with a toll? (4,4)

6. Make known I’m getting the role (6)

7. Where you’ll find golfers putting the vegetables! (6)

13. In the south east therapeutic treatment is not safe (8)

14. They brawl but the noise fades away (7)

15. Runner allowed in different heat (7)

16. Fellow with one French female around is ruined! (6)

17. Acted as sponsor, but made no progress (6)

19. A wild beast calms down (6)

QUICK CLUES Across

4. Scorn (7)

8. Befitting (6)

9. Pacify (7)

10. Seem (6)

11. Hypothesis (6)

12. Keep (8)

18. Drive from power (8)

20. Excite (6)

21. Believe (6)

22. Scent (7)

23. Termagant (6)

24. Enigma (7)

Down

1. Sideways (7)

2. Snake (7)

3. Stick (6)

5. Powerless (8)

6. Intensify (6)

7. Put in (6)

13. Saviour (8)

14. Hearty (7)

15. Demolish (7)

16. Avaricious (6)

17. Equipment (6)

19. Anchorite (6)