DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Totally preoccupy

deranged bosses ( 6)

4 Mournful time

rolling cigar ( 6)

8 Cut said Mr Connery ( 5)

9 Festival northern? No! ( 7)

10 Muslim land with some

anthem I rated ( 7)

11 Appearing to knock when

kept ready ( 2,3) 12 Drop agent disguised as

a spiritual guardian ( 9)

17 Accessory for a stuttering

professor? ( 3- 2)

19 Fish for Henry I,

however ( 7)

21 Goads with sharp

objects ( 7)

22 Animal from Eastern

country ( 5)

23 Death dies with me,

tragically ( 6)

24 Locked up in the deep- freeze, ensuring cold symptom ( 6)

Down

1 Opens flexible cape

as a gamble ( 2,4)

2 Give voice about

how it’s visible ( 7)

3 Present- bringer from featureless

Antarctica ( 5)

5 Russian leader is only after piece of food ( 7)

6 Invited visitor speculated out loud ( 5)

7 Can gorilla

nibble? ( 6)

9 Observe possible hassle, but they may flutter ( 9)

13 Loosely hangs end of rod to get fishes ( 7)

14 Responsible for late mob rioting ( 2,5)

15 Deserved to be knowledgeable, though not initially ( 6)

16 Dog set out to

find heavy food ( 6)

18 Fancy tipple around

start of evening ( 5)

20 Student that is at home has extended sleep ( 3- 2)

QUICK CLUES

Across 1 Revisit ( 2,4) 4 8 9 Boiled, Human Body opening simmered organ ( ( 5) 7) ( 6) 10 Circular ( 7) 11 Beneath, directly below ( 5) 12 Constituent element of a system ( 9) 17 Put your name forward ( 5) 19 Blotchy ( 7) 21 Substitute for a word referred to earlier ( 7) 22 Solitary ( 5) 23 Waterlogged ( 6) 24 Suppress ( 6)

Down

1 Abundant ( 6)

2 Make camp without a tent ( 7)

3 Preserved ( meat, eg) ( 5)

5 Speech of thanks,

expression of praise ( 7)

6 Mysterious ( 5)

7 Dull and drab ( 6)

9 DIY expert ( 3- 3,3)

13 Object danced around

in spring ( 7)

14 Chide ( 4,3)

15 Tall ornamental grass ( 6)

16 Stick ( to) ( 6)

18 Haughty ( 5)

20 Person’s feature or

mannerism ( 5)