YESTERDAY'S SOLUTIONS

DOUBLE CROSSWORD: Cryptic: Across: 1 Uses; 8 Apocalypse; 9 Mattress; R S 10 Amps; 12 Remiss; 14 Gasket; t Lesson; 15 Pistol; 17 18 Stag; 19 Suitcase; 21 G Armageddon; 22 Tint. E Down: 2 Strategist; 3 Salt; 4 Covers; 5 Vassal; 6 Bypasses; 7 Pets; 11 Procession; 13 Integral; 16 Listed; 17 Grinds; 18 Slap; 20 Cent.

COMPACT CROSSWORD ACROSS: 7 Jape, 8 Overtook, 9 Adage, 10 Treadle, 12 Got, 13 Excessive, 16 Perplexed, 17 Hot, 19 Albania, 21 Grief, 23 Fandango, 24 Muck. DOWN; 1 Handsome, 2 Ledge, 3 Cot, 4 Heartened, 5 Strauss, 6 Foil, 11 Expedient, 14 Violence, 15 Uplands, 18 Tramp, 20 Loaf, 22 Dot.

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

MINIQUIZ: 1 A bird; 2 Sir Noel Coward; 3 Compact Disc – Read-only Memory; 4 Caterpillar; 5 James Cagney; 6 180; 7 The Queen Mother; 8 Catalonia; 9 Cathedral; 10 Larne

WORD SPIRAL: 1 Lung; 2 Good; 3 Disc; 4 Crag; 5 Girl; 6 Less; 7 Slap; 8 Poet; 9 Ties; 10 Semi; 11 Inch; 12 Hold; 13 Doll; 14 Lays; 15 Stye; 16 Eras. KEYWORD: Plastic

CLOCKWORD: 1 Serene, 2 Trifle, 3 Endure, 4 Parade, 5 Heckle, 6 Entire, 7 Nimble, 8 Dotage, 9 Unsure, 10 Feeble, 11 Facade, 12 Yuppie.

CELEBRITY: Stephen Duffy

WORD WHEEL: LAMPLIGHT