PRIZE CROSSWORD
For this puzzle we’ve provided two sets of clues, each giving the same answers. One set of clues is cryptic, one set is quick. It’s a good way to hone your skills, because it gives you two ways to crack the crossword! Two winners will be chosen randomly from all entries (cryptic and quick clues). So whichever set of clues you follow you have an equal chance of winning!
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Eat, though not seriously, you say (6)
4 Crowd coming in to fill a group of boats (8) 10 Detour on journey provides amusement (9)
11 Girl following queen turned, describing monarch (5)
12 Jack’s fish (5)
13 Weekly magazine for soccer fan? (9) 14 Breed of cat that was a hit in the Sixties (7) 16 Arrested, having committed theft (6) 19 Lad returning on vehicle, one likely to do damage (6)
21 A lord? No, surprisingly, a footballer (7) 23 Deters boy straying where seafood is found (6, 3)
25 Old South American in jail? (5) 27 Cooked for journalist after end of the week (5)
28 A US minder, perhaps, one in charge of baby (9)
29 Leave tracks, oddly, with Dallas Family? (4, 4)
30 Peter’s unusual name for actress (6)
DOWN
1 In early evening largely endeavour to get business (8)
2 Generous person has dipped into bag, I’ve realised (5)
3 Pastries brought round for daughter in English market town (9)
5 Source of light former sailors fixed round end of galleon (7)
6 Pack of cards child’s given containing a king (5) 7 Get him all excited, providing teatime snack? (5, 4)
8 Entice everyone with appearance of Ultravox frontman (6)
9 Listen out for something on the Christmas tree (6)
15 Driver’s device to stir up rage and abuse (4, 5) 17 Happy to get about in Europe, for example (9) 18 Enlisted in the army? Such coherent thinking! (6-2)
20 Awarder of peace prize standing up to welcome an Asian country (7) 21 Stipulations for horsemen (6)
22 Loser’s catchword? (3-3)
24 Grant penned no two letters evenly (5) 26 Stop in marketplace, as expected (5)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Consume (6)
4 Small fleet (8)
10 Pastime (9)
11 Majestic (5)
12 Herring-like fish (5)
13 Observer (9)
14 Cloth toy figure (3, 4)
16 Damaged, chipped (6) 19 Graffiti artist – to some?
(6)
21 Ex-footballer dubbed ‘El
Fenómeno’ (7)
23 Place to find pearls (6, 3) 25 Ancient Peruvian (5)
27 - - - Green Tomatoes,
Kathy Bates film (5)
28 Nanny (9)
29 Fly off (4, 4)
30 Meryl - - -, The Bridges of
Madison County star (6)
DOWN
1 Trade (8)
2 Benefactor (5)
3 East End district (9)
5 Old-fashioned lamp (7)
6 Deck split into major and minor arcana (5)
7 A salad, perhaps? (5, 4) 8 Charm (6)
9 Festive decoration (6) 15 Car lever (4, 5)
17 Large land mass (9)
18 With all departments
cooperative (6-2)
20 Beirut’s country (7)
21 - - - on the Storm, song
by the Doors (6)
22 Like a 7 Down? (3-3) 24 Bequeath (5)
26 Desist (from) (5)