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)

Downrambling

1 Praises

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)