DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Loner cites trouble during account (7)

5 Born on the outskirts of Derby, penniless (5) 8 Some of the three dynamos are shrill (5)

9 Dance into almost blue Ford saloon on motorway (7)

10 Strong anger reveals passion (4)

11 Public relations is involved in genuine act of retaliation (8) 13 Occult tales about fuel container (4,7)

17 Finding faults is of vital importance (8)

19 Skirt which sounds like a tie! (4)

21 Bread man swallowed, unfinished one (7) 22 Bitter dancer lied regularly (5)

23 Mr Capone is to lead the top celebs (1-4) 24 Intend the German to wander aimlessly (7) Down

1 A pile of snow floating away? (6)

2 Shout encouragement given one-nil, then farewell (7)

3 Ann leaving speaker systems as Xmas presents (4)

4 Advert is meant to start emphasis on profit (13) 5 Rock producers at biblical town (8)

6 Deserves tangled snare (5) 7 End of day coming too soon, every twelve months (6) 12 Petitioner ain’t calm, anyway (8) 14 Museum finally supplied with slats (7)

15 A Conservative leader with a CIA plant (6) 16 Director less polite about head of department (6) 18 Rashly air question with one from Basra, perhaps (5) 20 In Nepal, a man such as the Dalai (4)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1 Physical conditioning (7)

5 Squander (5)

8 Dance routine movements (5)

9 Outdoor blaze (7)

10 Point of the compass (4)

11 Dog’s lineage (8)

13 Make enquiries about (11)

17 Donate (4,4)

19 Aspiration (4)

21 Go astray en route (3,4)

22 Prod with the elbow (5)

23 Heartbeat (5)

24 Tough and chewy (7)

Down

1 Encourage (6)

2 Act of betrayal (7)

3 Facilitate (4)

4 Theme, topic (7,6)

5 Prize money (8)

6 Winter sport participant (5)

7 Hockey team number (6)

12 Not to mention (3,5)

14 Handle in a purposeless way (7)

15 Difference in years (3,3)

16 Impertinent (6)

18 Essential (5)

20 Cold-shoulder (4)