DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Complained about being plied with Chardonnay, we were told (6)

5 Get an impression of sound

thinking (5)

9 Directions with strange

vaccine (5)

10 Groups feel unwell and leave

port! (3,4) 11 Proper word? (4)

12 Horses’ discipline to put on

clothes on time (8)

16 I’m into inactive type of

rock (11)

18 Prisoner on island is real (8)

21 Potato found in the

Christmas pudding (4)

23 Judgement must be bound

by Hanover dictum (7)

24 I fear confusion in flames (5) 25 Knees-up for political organisation (5)

26 Some insider I decided to treat with contempt (6) Downassigned to

2 Like tough tasks

Poirot? (9)

3 Mean sort of

reputation (4)

4 Lost antidote

dries out (13)

6 Relaxes in azaleas, escaping (5)

7 Playground

music? (5)

8 Don’t start thinking about being exploitative (5)

13 Verbally prepared

animal’s home (4)

14 Poor Aphrodite

wasted away (9)

15 Jetty ripe for

demolition (4)

17 Snake

counter? (5)

19 Greek character in Rome, gangly (5) Trainee – acted appallingly! (5) Quiet tune from duo (4)

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QUICK CLUES

Across

1 Amoral (6)

5 Behind in order (5)

9 Impatient (5)

10 Semi-opaque

(glass) (7)

11 Sea movement (4)

12 Substance counteracting a poison (8)

16 Prohibition in times

of drought (8,3)

18 Comfortable liquid-filled couch (5-3)

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21 A long time (4)

23 Wrestle (7)

24 Slow lengthened

utterance (5)

25 Fabric for wiping

surfaces (5)

26 Sofa (6)

Down

2 Reversed

(of a garment) (6,3)

3 Door lockers (4)

4 Self-justifying

quality (13)

6 Bonded (5)

7 Apply (pressure) (5)

8 Snapshot (5)

13 Article (4)

14 Fizzy fruit

drink (9)

15 Phobia (4)

17 Devotional

song (5)

19 Showery month in spring (5)

20 Person who has settled overseas (5)

22 Correct or improve (text) (4)