Twice the FUN

We’ve given you two sets of clues with this crossword. The first set contains cryptic clues, while the following clues are standard ones.

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Council adores spice (6)

3 Abandon a purple hue (6)

5 I heard the Inca

rescue Pat (6)

7 Womb suture

operation (6)

9 Grotesque sea pigeon

used for spying (9)

10 Imagined union of a fancy

singer and TV judge (6,7)

12 My tea is too hot for slurping and the strongest of all (9)

16 Genuine territory of

the property market (6)

17 Will we wed? Gee, that

sounds like a prank (6)

18 TV vet (6)

19 Pasta head (6)

DOWN

1 Arrogant parrot (5)

2 Indeed Sue, she loudly

ate the Japanese food (5)

3 Lament the morn

with loud tears (5)

4 Gnash irately the

pear chunks (5)

6 Yes N shall follow M, we

are told it’s imperative (9)

8 Manic dogs sneer

but are enthralled (9)

11 Retrenches flames (5)

13 Hey, done any good music lately Mr Composer? (5)

14 I owe one Midwesterner

a vocal apology (5)

15 At first, Charles resisted

Erin’s pancake entrée (5)