DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Commercial organisation

with cinema? ( 6)

4 Circuit with greyhound –

or Chihuahua? ( 6)

8 Without exception, at

home dog- tired ( 3- 2)

9 Key workers ( 7)

10 Leather factory's attempt

to secure girl ( 7) 11 Moving her – my simple

poem ( 5)

12 Our Lady travels around

America with difficulty ( 9)

17 Scientist Newton had one

article in the bag ( 5)

19 Lower record in

clothing ( 7)

21 Wedding response then awkward lies to worship ( 7)

22 Plant left out of vehicle ( 5) 23 Sweet but boring group of people heard ( 6)

24 Silently agreed to odd den, oddly ( 6)

Down

1 Praises rambling tales about kiss ( 6)

2 Italian dish transported to Nepal ( 7)

3 Wash out messy

resin ( 5)

5 Aims high,

strangely praises ( 7)

6 Attractive food finishing off jelly ( 5)

7 John's music? ( 6)

9 Dog could be too

old? Yep ( 3,6)

13 Turn down

refuse? ( 7)

14 Eyelid makeover, daughter conceded ( 7)

15 Felt sorry for the pious being roped in ( 6)

16 Come up with arrangement for dances ( 6)

18 A price to pay for

coral reef ( 5)

20 Sauce not separated when held back ( 5)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1 Divide into two ( 6)

4 Flipping of a coin to decide

an issue ( 4- 2)

8 Shine faintly ( 5)

9 Unsteady on your feet ( 7)

10 Statement of regret ( 7)

11 Kitchen garment ( 5)

12 Swollen ( 9)

17 Frolic ( 5)

19 Unlawful claimant to

power ( 7)

21 Leave ( someone) in the

lurch ( 3,4)

22 Distressed ( 5)

23 Epigram ( 6)

24 Coated with metal ( 6)

Down

1 Mendicant ( 6)

2 Muscle- building drug ( 7)

3 Decorative brooch with

a picture in relief ( 5)

5 One with a lot of

experience ( 3,4)

6 Avow ( 5)

7 Impolitely enquiring into

someone's private life ( 6)

9 Type of travel ticket ( 3,6)

13 Prime cut of beef ( 7)

14 Money put in a bank ( 7)

15 Zodiac symbol for Libra ( 6)

16 To be seen by adults only

( film) ( 1- 5)

18 Unimportant ( 5)

20 Habitual ( 5)