Crossword
Try the easy or cryptic clues and then rearrange the letters in the shaded squares for the answer. Clue: Reason to lose right for new citizenship (11).
Easy clues ACROSS
7 Intense suspicion (8)
9 Verse (6)
10 The __, member of rock band U2 (4)
11 Static (10) 12 Ocean’s __, heist comedy film (6)
14 Gave up (8)
15 Conker tree (5,8)
17 Italian dessert (8)
19 Improves (6)
21 Blossomed (10)
22 Evidence of pregnancy (4)
23 Accost (6) 24 Impressive (8)
DOWN
1 Item of footwear (6)
2 Domesticated (4)
3 Originate (8)
4 Items of cutlery (6)
5 Inattention to responsibilities (10)
6 The waxing moon (8)
8 Postscripts (13)
13 Colloquial speech (10)
15 Bald (8)
16 Flag (8)
18 Frozen, tapering natural phenomenon (6)
20 Desire of consumers (6)
22 Two-wheeled vehicle (4)
Cryptic clues ACROSS
7 Irrational fear to be found in Shanghai on a rapid, spinning round (8)
9 Author of The Raven’s attempt to make this? (6)
10 Trimmed natural borders for another? (4)
11 It’s seen back in a cloudy night’s description, still (10)
12 Prime football team (6)
14 Aggravated designer gave up employment (8)
15 Box found in gnarled southern tree (5,8)
17 Pudding from America? I spoil it, when on the turn (8)
19 Corrects Ned and Sam, in error (6)
21 Baking ingredient, with 50% off in outbuilding, did well (10)
22 Mike visits pub, coming back with swelling (4)
23 Like to go by boat and attack! (6)
24 Hitting strip endlessly with ruler (8)
DOWN
1 Outrage, having spent 100 on footwear (6)
2 Train starts to take away my enemies (4)
3 Begin remark, but tail off before church (8)
4 Soon to win top of premiership, Spurs finally gets silverware (6)
5 Carelessness of one dropped from ceiling, Gene’s injured (10)
6 Bow with care, getting rid of a smell (8)
8 However, time’s taken in dessert, following ideas (13)
13 Native language of rare vulcan that’s unusual (10)
15 Hot and stuffy, like an egghead? (8)
16 Average street, as well as a road (8)
18 Taken in by fanatic, I clean frozen object (6)
20 Insist upon product centrally getting called back (6)
22 Brickie’s regularly taken mode of transport (4)