THE CROSSWORDS

PUZZLE 16225

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 No revolutions afoot for this easygoing person (11) 9 Disturbed, a newt is agitated (2,1,4) 10 Liberal politician has some beer around (5) 11 Bound to sound like a current variation (4) 12 Don’t give up attempt to get a profit (3,5) 14 Change planes in Italy (6) 16 They cause a diversion if sent out (6) 18 Become embittered and go off (4,4) 19 A man to turn to (4) 22 I rose perhaps in the basket-making trade (5) 23 Label hard to get rid of (7) 24 When it’s too humid to hunt? (5,6)

DOWN 2 English novelist to peruse soundly (5) 3 Creatures with feet going in two directions (4) 4 Where’s the anagram for ‘woodcutters’? (6) 5 Rose or maybe Ted - a name anyway (8) 6 Bent axle pin to account for (7) 7 Recognition of a difference (11) 8 Where people may drive after the services (6,5) 13 Hands and feet for example (8) 15 Biased to some extent (7) 17 They give patient attention (6) 20 Around the end of May took out foreign capital (5) 21 It turned against a Hindu deity (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Easy task (5,2,4) 9 Unlawful (7) 10 Midday meal (5) 11 Very small amount (4) 12 Ingredient of curry powder (8) 14 A military entertainment (6) 16 Confused mess (6) 18 Pressing necessity (8) 19 Horseracing (4) 22 Cutting implement (5) 23 Gourmet (7) 24 Concisely (2,1,8)

DOWN 2 Creek (5) 3 Male bird (4) 4 Amount produced (6) 5 Genoese explorer (8) 6 Of similar kind (7) 7 Unrealistic hopes (3,2,3,3) 8 Paltry sum (7,4) 13 Anticipated (8) 15 Instruction (7) 17 Believe (6) 20 Customary (5) 21 Desire (4)