DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Criminal activity of

rich Jake ( 8)

6 Credit for tiny biter ( 4)

8 Ladies’ organisation went

by boat ( 6)

9 Speak ill of African country getting nothing for starters ( 6)

10 Possibly see a part to

come apart ( 8) 13 Manages sprints ( 4)

14 Awkward situation for

one in a jacket? ( 3,6)

17 Threat to shipping

in October gales ( 4)

18 Speed of first phase

in attack, it ends badly ( 8)

19 First of visitors caught in

shower by English gorge ( 6)

21 National song the man

composed ( 6) 23 Over keen on joint ( 4)

24 Consider right in a minute, perhaps ( 8)

Down

2 Is game ruined by visions? ( 6)

3 A couple of pounds, that’s the lot ( 3)

4 Wind up head

criminal ( 9)

5 Strange spirit? ( 3)

6 Bore carried around real problems ( 9)

7 Company man is convincing ( 6)

11 Next to an extended border ( 9)

12 Medium emission from Tom’s place ( 9)

15 Continue to keep mother in check ( 6) 16 Declare at cricket match ( 6) 20 Listener of

The Archers ( 3) 22 Number are trained every night initially ( 3)

QUICK CLUES

Across 1 Pulled a face ( 8)

6 Save me! ( 4)

8 Reflexive pronoun ( 6)

9 Desire to harm others ( 6)

10 Short holiday from school ( 4- 4)

13 Duty list ( 4)

14 Friend ( 9)

17 Suddenly break ( 4)

18 Dispatch, forward ( 8)

19 Capturing ( 6)

21 Electricity generating

machine ( 6)

23 Woollen fabric ( 4)

24 Winter pastime ( 8) Down 2 Formal habit ( 6)

3 British honorary

award ( inits) ( 3)

4 Espresso container ( 6,3)

5 River barrier ( 3)

6 Very funny ( 9)

7 Pinpoint, track

down ( 6)

11 Mark made on the

ground by a shoe ( 9)

12 Treat roughly ( 9)

15 Of a bed, messy ( 6)

16 Dustcart operative ( 6)

20 Sat Nav ( inits) ( 3)

22 Criticise continually ( 3)