DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

3. Commercial enterprise can be an escapade ( 9)

8. Uncommon artist and engineer ( 4)

9. Be a spokesman concerning a gift ( 9)

10. Terribly odd jewel of a car ( 6)

11. People getting American bills of fare ( 5)

14. A little bit of discretion ( 5)

15. Style and vigour shown in lane- changing ( 4)

16. Where you might cook with terrible anger ( 5)

18. Does rewrite some poetry ( 4)

20. Musicians without the aid of safety precautions ( 5)

21. She’s in France ( 5)

24. A number in the vessel are powerful ( 6)

25. Collecting stamps like a man at a place in Cambs. ( 9)

26. Hate to run a preliminary race ( 4)

27. Ladykiller? ( 9)

Down

1. Routine set up without a girl learning ( 9)

2. Made rents change for shopkeepers ( 9) 4. Consider the river at Maidenhead ( 4) 5. Strange- sounding nest ( 5) 6. Is suet made out of paper? ( 6)

7. Opening property payment ( 4)

9. Allude to an unnoticeable turnaround ( 5)

11. After a short time the marshal gets cash ( 5)

12. And the Queen in a toboggan is defamed ( 9)

13. Establish a building ( 9)

17. Messenger seen during the maiden voyage ( 5)

19. Deals I arranged having gone by boat ( 6)

22. React badly, but provide what is needed ( 5)

23. You might be old ( 4)

24. And drink up about a litre ( 4)

QUICK CLUES

Across

3. Tool ( 9)

8. Nearest ( 4)

9. Hateful ( 9)

10. Followed ( 6)

11. Exhaust ( 5)

14. Step ( 5)

15. Manage ( 4)

16. Gaiters ( 5)

18. Formerly ( 4)

20. Devout ( 5)

21. Devoid ( 5)

24. Older ( 6)

25. Guaranteed ( 9)

26. Draw ( 4)

27. Sitting ( 9)

Down

1. Beginning ( 9)

2. Being ( 9)

4. Temper ( 4)

5. Afterwards ( 5)

6. Occult ( 6)

7. Call ( 4)

9. Loans ( 5)

11. Journal ( 5)

12. Infamous ( 9)

13. Unhurried ( 9)

17. Velocity ( 5)

19. Appear ( 6)

22. Dogma ( 5)

23. Visage ( 4)

24. Prophet ( 4)