BL TWO-WAY CROSSWORD

2408

EASY ACROSS

01. Ancient prophetess (5)

04. Sicilian city (7)

08. Longing for things past (9)

09. Drinking vessel (3)

10. Piece for publication (7)

12. Omen (4)

14. Naval vessel (34)

17. Cotton holder (4)

18. Pentecost (7)

20. Charged particle (3)

21. Shift rhythm to the offbeat (9)

23. Ladies' man (7)

24. Puppets (5)

DOWN

01. Churchgoing time (6,7)

02. Surrounds with hostile intentions (6)

03. Mutual savings scheme (44)

04. Wooden pin (3)

05. Jump (4)

06. Stay (6)

07. Street musicmakers (58)

11. Joint (5)

13. Various in kind, many in number (8)

15. Heart of nut (6)

16. Attack (6)

19. Continent (4)

22. Open fabric (3)

NOT SO EASY ACROSS

01. She prophesied by getting in half the silver (5)

04. In Sicily, is even less healthycoloured to army doctor (7)

08. Longing for time past makes it as a long change (9)

09. Something to drink from? Go for one in the street! (3)

10. The thing is, you may read it in the newspaper (7)

12. A portent is given back to heartless marksman (4)

14. Suitable conveyance to the Isle of Lewis? (34)

17. Part of the film will look staggering (4)

18. Form of whist, a French version, at Pentecost (7)

20. A particle left on abandoning tearful head (3)

21. Spy at once changes to shift the beat (9)

23. Note everything worker finishes is attentive to ladies (7)

24. No real people could be sold around fifty (5)

DOWN

01. Rest of day of rest follows it (6,7)

02. French and, with Elizabeth about, surrounds one with hostility (6)

03. Iron perhaps given for a time: you put into it to get out (44)

04. A drink one might hang one's hat on (3)

05. Where salmon get up every fourth year? (4)

06. You'll find me up in the wet weather, so I stay behind (6)

07. Terrible groan – Millers were playing in the street (58)

11. After end of binge, shatter bowl (having raised it?) (5)

13. Isle, provided it's ancient – of which there are many (8)

15. The heart of the matter where nut is concerned (6)

16. Like to put to sea to attack one (6)

19. Like to get firstclass comeuppance in the Orient (4)

22. As opposed to gross fishcatcher (3)