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 Outbreak of Cod War exposes spineless individual (6)

4 Closely followed, do we dash all over the place? (8)

8 Captain’s first painful injury in important match (3,5)

9 Chinese appetizer, not light amount (3, 3)

10 Teacher nurses pain (4)

11 She tours abroad with sailors from

Hampshire, perhaps (8)

14 Find Lee resettled somewhere in north

London (7)

16 Note I penned about an Italian wine (7)

18 Glossy veneer is to fade about end of

summer (7)

20 Holiday hotel reported burglary (5-2)

22 Cold Greek wine sent back ... in this

container? (8)

24 Portion of quiche from head cook (4)

26 Arousing emotion when changing

position (6)

27 I am put off, going round the Circle Line (8) 28 Usually no supporter of the Royal Marines (8) 29 Send-up creating anger at end of week? (6)

DOWN

1 Clown repeated comic openers (4)

2 A couple of females notice unusual display of tenderness (9)

3 Steps made by little Daniel at church (5) 4 Prominent news story, result of taking the plunge (6)

5 Tendency to stray (5)

6 We back a kind of film (7)

7 Points to obscure noise impairing measurements (10)

12 Person in court sure is nervous about last part of oath (5)

13 Army chaplain? (10)

15 Composer read out inventory (5)

17 A labyrinth intended, so we’re told, to create

great surprise (9)

19 Rehearse hit? (3, 4)

21 Man who’s helpful once a week? (6)

23 Anne’s going up to former racing driver (5) 24 Girl receives average grade in tutorial (5)

25 Berliner oddly supplies French cheese (4)

Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Noel - - -, author (6)

4 Tailed (8) 8 Traditionally, FA’s last fixture of the domestic season (3, 5)

9 Chinese starter (3, 3)

10 Throb (4)

11 Terry - - -, American writer

of 29A (8)

14 Harry - - -, English

comedian (7)

16 Popular Tuscan wine (7) 18 Clear coating for wood (7) 20 Forced entry into a

building (5-2)

22 Capsule that may contain

gas (8)

24 Gordon Ramsay, eg (4) 26 In motion (6)

27 Distance from one side of the circle to its exact opposite (8)

28 As is customary (8)

29 Political comedy (6)

DOWN

1 - - - Chanel, French fashion designer (4) 2 Fondness (9)

3 Jive (5)

4 The - - -, Hockney’s poolside masterpiece (6) 5 Coast (5)

6 Occidental (7)

7 Features (10)

12 Guide (5)

13 Mechanic (10)

15 Franz - - -, Hungarian

composer (5)

17 Astonishment (9)

19 Take up more time than

envisaged (3, 5)

21 Day reserved for prayer

in Islam (6)

23 Plant yielding laxative

pods (5)

24 Category (5)

25 Soft French cheese (4)