DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across

1. Made dishonest through

shortage of workers? (11) 9. Snail Ma confused with

other creatures (7)

10. Give support to a couple (5)

11. Trees to plant again? (5)

12. He has his role, etc. as a voter (7)

13. Strangely sad about battle prizes (6)

15. Sounds as if the brigand prohibited the thing! (6) 18. Ignore the change made

to the boy by a hat (7)

20. Competing in the navy in

gunnery (5) 22. Running knot put back in

rope, so one assumes (5)

23. Belong to eccentric

painter (7)

24. Properly managed source of

water asked for (4-7)

Down

2. Woodworkers have them at

their fingertips (5)

3. Given the force of law on the

stage? (7)

4. He lost by mistake

somewhere to live (6) 5. Illustrious peer (5)

6. Cede tax deviously

extorted (7)

7. Terrifying cure for

baldness? (6-5)

8. No open representative (6,5) 14. Strange name given to single flower (7)

16. Publicity for poetry is unfortunate (7)

17. Does he shoot birds? (6)

19. Enchanting period? (5)

21. Angry that is about

deserter (5)

QUICK CLUES:

Across

Down

1. Immediately (11) 9. Appease (7) 10. Banish (5) 11. Unsoiled (5) 12. Scorn (7)

13. Shrewd (6) 15. Conceal (6) 18. Ignorant (7) 20. Of the nose (5) 22. Pale (5)

23. Unity (7) 24. Introductory (11) 2. Commerce (5) 3. Versus (7) 4. Avaricious (6) 5. Lock (5)

6. Disturb (7) 7. Flamboyant (11) 8. Nonsensical (11) 14. Schoolmaster (7) 16. Affair (7)

17. Amend (6) 19. Cancel (5)

21. Guide (5)