YESTERDAY'S SOLUTIONS

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

Cryptic: Across: 1 Rock; 3 Hangover; 8 Ante; 9 Labelled; 11 Morris dancer; 13 Stench; 14 Matter; 17 Man of letters; 20 Shocking; 21 Gear; 22 Entry fee; 23 Pale. Down: 1 Rearmost; 2 Coterie; 4 Awards; 5 Green Party; 6 Value; 7 Rode; 10 Disc jockey; 12 Preserve; 15 Theresa; 16 Glance; 18 About; 19 Isle.

Quick: Across: 1 Sack; 3 Woodland; 8 Limp; 9 Displace; 11 Second to none; 13 Malice; 14 Serene; 17 Take the chair; 20 Executed; 21 Spry; 22 Travesty; 23 Tear. Down: 1 Selfsame; 2 Comical; 4 Opiate; 5 Dependency; 6 Again; 7 Deed; 10 On schedule; 12 Betrayer; 15 Example; 16 Threat; 18 Arena; 19 Deft.

CODEWORD: 1=C, 2=S, 3=H, 4=G, 5=K, 6=R, 7=Y, 8=W, 9=T, 10=U, 11=V, 12=Z, 13=I, 14=A, 15=F, 16=O, 17=E, 18=N, 19=M, 20=X, 21=L, 22=D, 23=J, 24=Q, 25=P, 26=B.

MINIQUIZ:

1 Woody Allen; 2 The Netherlands; 3 Titanium; 4 Queen's Counsel; 5 Roget; 6 Rodents; 7 Modest Mussorgsky; 8 The Titanic; 9 Ginger Rogers; 10 Plaid Cymru.

WORD SPIRAL: 1 Zinc; 2 Comb; 3 Busy; 4 Yard; 5 Deer; 6 Rake; 7 Each; 8 Halo; 9 Over; 10 Rear; 11 Road; 12 Damp; 13 Plum; 14 Mail; 15 Lair; 16 Rung.

Keyword: Hungary.

CLOCKWORD:

1 Shield, 2 Thread, 3 Enfold, 4 Viewed, 5 Elated, 6 Myriad, 7 Candid, 8 Queued, 9 Unused, 10 Eloped, 11 Exited, 12 Neared. CELEBRITY: Steve McQueen. WORD WHEEL: DEBAUCHEE.