DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Parrot circling an awning (6)

4 That’s enough! Best take

a chair outside (4,2)

9 Difficulties with small

horses (5)

10 Extreme bravery makes

him sore (7)

11 A rocker’s adversary getting into

beer – it’s all the rage (1,2,4)

12 Animal runs into pipe (5)

13 Cheek bishop taking steps

to organ (4,7)

18 Swear there’s nothing

missing from the circuit (5)

20 Agree to differ, beyond

current extent of land (7)

22 Little creature gets

a little stick (7)

23 Interrupt to make part of

a deal (3,2) 24 Patron left one

coin outside (6)

25 Dealer shackled by extra deregulation (6)

Down

1 Nonchalant sort

of labourer (6)

2 Going back up once more with artist to river (7)

3 Nuisance with old

Italian sauce (5)

5 The cord could be

set on fire (7)

6 Previous member

of an order (5)

7 Meddle with new

PR team (6)

8 Vocal supporter to encourage PM (11)

14 Rest to have

fibbed first (3-4)

15 No longer played the part as demanded (7)

16 Tasting of vinegar makes one twitch (6)

17 Informal money

for said singer (6)

19 More than one spoke about raid at one (5)

21 Come back about

mongrel (5)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1 Develop into (6)

4 Clans (6)

9 Murkiness (5)

10 One who lays

the blame (7)

11 Concerning

vision (7)

12 Set of

principles (5)

13 Flecked

(with) (11)

18 Important atmospheric layer (5)

20 Belligerent (7)

22 Exude (7)

23 Barely visible (5)

24 Equal terms (6)

25 Loading part

of a gun (6) Down

1 Circus tent (3,3)

2 Laugh (7)

3 Copy, imitate (5)

5 Make use of waste material (7)

6 Moisten during

roasting (5)

7 Walk with a

purposeful gait (6)

8 Dancer’s

footwear (6,5)

14 Warm in

advance (7)

15 Imposing

structure (7)

16 Unpredictable

outcome (4-2)

17 Straw or reed roofing material (6)

19 Happen (5)

21 Light thin

biscuit (5)