DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES
Across
1 Lower the value of French
headquarters (6)
4 Doctor spoke briefly about
decorative pattern (6)
9 Fast-moving object to arrive
on time (5)
10 Deer embraced by individual,
acting (2,5)
11 Pleased about having passed by (7) 12 European payment talked
about (5)
13 Do not lease a renovation
with nothing to do (2,1,5,3)
18 Allowed to be beheaded?
Terrible (5)
20 Smart Alec knowing
secure line (4,3)
22 Fellow, dishonest,
in pleasure ground (7)
23 Extremely short, so one
side of paper only (5) 24 Passes on information about team races (6)
25 Possibly hearts or spades about to win without one (6) Downon film (6)
1 Receipt gets cut
2 Crow about doctor
with empty talk (7)
3 Locations where film
scenery is raised (5)
5 Very small bone and very large implement, say (7)
6 Amazed at a page
turner (5)
7 Some mediocre
cheese in nursery (6)
8 Literally exchange a brief conversation (4,3,4)
14 Soothing song line
a bully corrupted (7)
15 Elevated atmosphere, for example, in African country (7)
16 Boss makes mistake with worker, finally (6)
17 Stockings only removed ahead of directions (6)
19 Last piece of fish,
and beer mostly (5)
21 Cut off south for
all time (5)
QUICK CLUES
Across
1 Devious (6)
4 Valiant (6)
9 Parent’s
brother (5)
10 Accept delivery
of (7)
11 Communication between groups (7)
12 Tether (3,2)
13 Products used to promote a film or pop group, eg (11)
18 Attach (3,2) 20 Arouse anger
in (7)
22 Nutritional food
element (7)
23 Group of
students (5)
24 Becomes larger (6)
25 Substance found
in wheat (6)
Down
1 Cosily (6)
2 Small territory wholly within another (7)
3 Leg joints (5)
5 Thrilled (7) 6 Small oval bitter
fruit (5)
7 Hair-raising,
spooky (6)
8 Emergency food
supplies (4,7)
14 Coagulate (7)
15 Waterproofing
compound (7)
16 Treeless plains of
South America (6)
17 Individual human
being (6)
19 Speak
monotonously (5)
21 ___ point, centre
of interest (5)