DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across 1. The teacher takes care of the geniuses (11) 9. An impetuous one with fevered brow? (7) 10. Offering more security from strange fears (5) 11 & 17Dn. Initial piece of instruction used in the services (5,6) 12. Observed description of

plain cake! (7) 13. Caught fish and made a

clear profit (6) 15. Would you mind

repeating the reprieve? (6) 18. Somehow do a meal according to style (1,2,4) 20. Clear-cut description of

doubtful practices (5) 22. Used a pitchfork? (5) 23. Do they enlarge on selections from textbooks? (7) 24. Aural devices assist in the

trials (7,4) Down 2. Changelater(5) 3. This provides support for the displayed settler (7) 4. I'd be in the arena on horseback (6) 5. Implant at home and fix in

the garden (5) 6. Put out of countenance? (7) 7. Isn't he after different composition of music and painting, for example? (3,4,4) 8. Commercial mail for outlying business centre (7,4) 14. In Sumatra I need an apprentice... (7) 16. ...a learner leaving the Antipodes for this country! (7) 17. See 11 Across 19. Make due arrangement for

the fraternity (5) 21. A forte for describing how

speech is delivered (5)

QUICK CLUES:

Across 1. Device (11) 9. Pariah (7) 10. Feel (5) 11. Of the country (5) 12. Shorten (7) 13. Withdraw (6) 15. Grovelling (6) 18. Great musician (7) 20. Kingly (5) 22. At no time (5) 23. Lunacy (7) 24. Plight (11) Down 2. Exterior (5) 3. Drawn (7) 4. Whole (6) 5. Following (5) 6. Valour (7) 7. Sustenance (11) 8. Stamp collector (11) 14. Chopper (7) 16. Tedium (7) 17. Of the universe (6) 19. Fatigued (5) 21. Verdant (5)