CROSSWORD

Combo Cross No. 5171

STRAIGHT CLUES ACROSS

1 Stimulant

4 Majestic

7 Street urchins

9 Betting establishment (abb)

10 Public house

12 Grain storing

structure

13 Something useful

15 Organs of hearing

17 Up and about

19 Slippery fish

21 Arranging

haphazardly

22 Angers

23 Estimate

DOWN

1 An inspiring leader

2 Evening

3 Dromedaries

4 Present

5 Excuse

6 Talks out of

8 Goes without food

11 Mitigated

14 Consuming food

16 Of the kidneys

18 Interweave

20 Large numbers

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 A pick-me-up from the heavyweight in charge

4 Highly graceful and dignified

7 Guttersnipes play tricks on a number of sweet cakes

9 Back at the second-class betting agency

10 Fiery on the overseas inn

12 So tail-enders hide in the granary

13 A feather in one’s cap is a blessing

15 Fears topless hearkeners, perhaps

17 A prison is in motion

19 Feels inside a snakelike fish

21 By chance, I vocalise when organising casually

22 Annoys bugs

23 Form an opinion to finally argue with Social Security heads

DOWN

1 One who brings knowledge to a flashlight carrier

2 A crook thing after dark

3 Large humped mammals arrived on hollow legs

4 Offering a hand-out

5 Justification from a short politician and myself

6 Puts a damper on misplaced SIDS without bravery

8 Abstains from all food quickly by September 1st

11 Simplified some ideas edgewise

14 Ingesting a tinge for a change

16 Barren allergens in the area of the kidneys

18 Knit around winter, outright

20 A great deal of items for auction