DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

3. Falsehood needed to put right a big town? (9) 8. Wicked, about fifty, and hairless (4)

9. Ran causes uncertainly to gain self-confidence (9)

10. Make certain to follow right in (6)

11. From the time death struck Jason’s first wife (5)

14. Those who split tell them (5)

15. A big hit at the bridge table? (4)

16. Former husband has to lie about banishment (5) 18. Pole used in tank which is very big (4) 20. Facepiece – visitor loses it (5)

21. Counterfeit letter brings disgrace (5)

24. Scoffs at fat-headed boors (6)

25. Different kinds of neckwear for one to rave wildly about (9)

26. Not held for nothing (4) 27. Many let it damage intellectual power (9)

Down

1. Impartial aim (9)

2. Not socially divisive when not teaching? (9)

4. There’s comfort in the home as everyone knows (4) 5. When tennis can go to the devil? (5)

6. Birds which lift and move heavy weights? (6) 7. Change course of small nail (4)

9. A flower presented itself (5) 11. Corn one found in a labyrinth (5) 12. Everybody old-fashioned is free of debt (3,6) 13. Strongly affected by having to join up? (9)

17. Bad things about broken lives (5) 19. Economical management in the garden? (6) 22. Lustrous substance removing tiny fault from 27 (5) 23. Worn-out horse, green in colour (4)

24. In which extremities are measured? (4)

QUICK CLUES

Across

3. Trite (5-4)

8. Work (4)

9. Complaint (9)

10. Excellent (6)

11. Caper (5)

14. Mill (5)

15. Money (4)

16. Keen (5)

18. Responsibility (4)

20. Ward off (5)

21. Platform (5)

24. Cope (6)

25. Course (9)

26. Counterfeit (4)

27. Employees (9)

Down

1. Infection (9)

2. Pushy (9)

4. Distort (4)

5. Pure (5)

6. Disastrous (6)

7. Need (4)

9. Merchandise (5)

11. Lessen (5)

12. Photographer (9)

13. Smashed (9)

17. Heathen (5)

19. Tension (6)

22. Mount (3,2)

23. Heap (4)

24. Additional (4)