DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Flat dish, gold, found

in tableland ( 7)

5 Noisy height of resentment ( 5)

8 O, a short female relative

in desert watering place ( 5)

9 Lowest form of river

vermin ( 7)

10 Call for servant ( 4)

11 Centre’s rebuilt round cold

urban road ( 8) 13 Unusual prize to attach inside haberdashery item ( 3- 8)

17 Purely spiritual wretched

pal needs a pick- me- up ( 8)

19 Partly admit children are

a source of irritation! ( 4)

21 Big shops, half of them

by river inlet ( 7)

22 Abraham’s son is Abraham’s

first, on account ( 5)

23 Form of quiet primate ( 5)

24 Reveals former attitudes ( 7)

Down

1 Help an actor to

be on time ( 6)

2 Returning,

I take a long time with South African spear ( 7)

3 Cooked eels

instead ( 4)

4 Guess too low a figure – it’s enumerated wrongly ( 13)

5 Reporters exert

force on fellows ( 8)

6 Those waiting to hear from Bond’s gadget man ( 5)

7 Property owned

in English country ( 6)

12 Certainly going in the wrong direction, one French leader absent ( 2,6)

14 Catches parents

out ( 7)

15 Distresses the

superior groups ( 6)

16 Uncovers – aw,

gee! ( 6)

18 Mountain had shortened for Greek character ( 5)

20 Thin strand in

kiwi’s plumage ( 4)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1 Vapour- like ( 7)

5 Lump, swelling ( 5)

8 Throw out ( of a building) ( 5)

9 Batting time in cricket ( 7)

10 Traditional Japanese

wrestling ( 4)

11 Figure of speech ( 8)

13 Making afraid ( 11)

17 Elastic ( 8)

19 Single ( 4)

21 Dub, name ( 7)

22 As far as ( 5)

23 Frequency selector ( 5)

24 Having bands

of colour ( 7)

Down

1 Unctuous ( 6)

2 Sparkle ( 7)

3 Porridge cereal ( 4)

4 Sharp items of footwear? ( 8,5)

5 Brightly coloured handkerchief worn on the head ( 8)

6 Meal ( 5)

7 Guarantee ( 6)

12 Troublemaker ( 8)

14 Incessant ( 3- 4)

15 Facet or outlook ( 6)

16 Facial feature used

for blinking ( 6)

18 Snitch, tattle ( 3,2)

20 Cat’s sound ( 4)