DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Snapper arrived with

artist ( 6)

4 Tiny creature first to

shatter pride perhaps ( 6)

9 Unsteady, you begin

to recognise upset ( 5)

10 Mundane variety without

a title ( 7)

11 Instrument I see reportedly

produced naturally ( 7) 12 Coin covers initial bit

of tomato sauce ( 5)

13 Artisans briskly race

around ( 11)

18 Quins wield... not odd

if single ( 5)

20 Hold back the chorus ( 7)

22 Short letter backing

public school allowed ( 7)

23 More comfy if you take

the top off tree ( 5) 24 A padre involved in military display ( 6)

25 Remained prim,

we hear ( 6)

Down

1 Intimidate adolescent ranch worker ( 6)

Chap to get on with Romeo the boss ( 7)

Some sunshine on fibre ( 5)

Full display by god needs zero work ( 7)

Gets rid of waste tips ( 5)

Run to damaged depot for newspaper ( 3- 3)

Music, truly a substitute for bodily strength ( 11)

Embraced clue 1 Latin American dance ( 3- 3) with three D’s, 4 Flipping of a coin to decide cryptically ( 7) an issue ( 4- 2)

15 Verity, irately 9 Showery month in spring ( 5)

shaking ( 7) 10 Military withdrawal ( 7)

16 Hint about 11 Bashful quality ( 7) vessel producing 12 Football game ( 5) vegetable ( 6) 13 Promotion ( 11)

17 Disturbed drones 18 Spicy Mexican sauce or dip ( 5)

slept noisily ( 6) 20 Non- batting cricketer ( 7)

19 Fighting to take 22 Unwilling to answer in half team’s directly ( 7) vital liquid ( 5) 23 Dangerous act in a film ( 5)

21 Defy little boy 24 Remove mud from

in newspaper ( 5) ( the river bottom) ( 6) 2 3 5 6 7 8 14

QUICK CLUES Across

Down

1 Crude, vulgar ( 6)

2 Paraded ( 7)

3 Cut in two ( 5)

5 Best possible ( 7)

6 Dessert ( 5)

7 Fitful, inconsistent ( 6)

8 Hot alcoholic

beverage ( 5,6)

14 Brilliant, impressive ( 7)

15 Assuredly ( 2,5)

16 Rise gradually ( 6)

17 Skilled speaker ( 6)

19 Go away, depart ( 5)

21 Follow on from ( 5)