PUZZLE CHALLENGE DOUBLE CROSSWORD CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

4. Vice emperor on the way down (7)

8. Do return debts which are hateful (6)

9. Rejoice to note that boy has hide-out (7)

10. In a political group one gets equality (6)

11. In one year a bleak area can produce crops (6)

12. An undertaking to curtail activities? (8)

18. Manufacturing concern's attempt to be established on Asian river (8)

20. Deep blue swan gains altitude at first (6)

21. Exhibitor in the rain? (6)

22. Rival bird after time (7)

23. Signal lines up (6)

24. Alternatively a Conservative ability to speak (7)

Down

1. There's nothing loose about this agreement (7)

2. I am to return allowance to settler from abroad (7)

3. Does he gamble on taking a boat? (6)

5. Being unwell and overweight, the editor is unlucky (3-5)

6. Abduct goat having a sleep (6)

7. Require the French sewing implement (6)

13. Inertia is presumably foreign to him (8)

14. Good man has nothing to pay for packing (7)

15. Fancy at last getting reporters to tree (7)

16. Earlier bit of framework (6)

17. Dance to back vote secretly (6)

19. Maintain higher grip? (6)

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QUICK CLUES: Across

4. Vex (7)

8. Mercury (6)

9. Upside-down (7)

10. Stay (6)

11. Visitor (6)

12. Unpunished (4-4)

18. Irritable (8)

20. Clergyman (6)

21. Stress (6)

22. Clearness (7)

23. Sheep's coat (6)

24. Contain (7)

Down

1. Foster (7)

2. Deep red (7)

3. Faith (6)

5. Blameless (8)

6. Triple (6)

7. Rota (6)

13. Iterated (8)

14. Conference (7)

15. Dwarfed (7)

16. Morose (6)

17. Cask (6)

19. Numberless (6)