THE CROSSWORDS

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Some notes for an essay (11)

9 Big fall in Canadian and American currency (7)

10 Bird with half of each leg broken (5) 11 Still in uniform (4)

12 Ragman upset by bill for brandy (8)

14 Eat out? (6)

16 Discount for the purchaser of a beret? (6) 18 Reconciled to having had to give up work (8)

19 She uses oils in her make-up (4)

22 Essay on legal proceedings (5)

23 Twin cats? (7)

24 A warning of some blow to come (5,6)

DOWN

2 In the majority (2,3)

3 Top dog we hear (4)

4 Most air services provide these flights (6) 5 Possibly agree ten haven’t yet made a score (8)

6 A sheer fabrication (7)

7 Irate; took food to excess (11)

8 Peter cheats but may still be tutor’s favourite (8,3)

13 Odd number (8)

15 He quibbles about suits after the bill goes up (7)

17 It comes between opposing sides (6) 20 Showing love for a musical drama (5) 21 Shocking report of Pole in kill (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Disposed of finally (8,3) 9 Obsolete (7)

10 Healing ointment (5) 11 Uncarpeted (4)

12 Bright (8)

14 Put up with (6)

16 A skin complaint (6) 18 On a higher floor (8) 19 Self-satisfied (4) 22 Stupid (5)

23 Extreme confusion (7) 24 Breed of gundog (5,6)

DOWN

2 External (5)

3 Object of worship (4) 4 Respect highly (6) 5 Unmistakable (8) 6 Excessively flattering (7) 7 Gibberish (6,5)

8 An arm of Arabian Sea (7,4) 13 Southern US state (8) 15 Utter loss of hope (7) 17 Without charge (6)

20 Kind of large deer (5) 21 Unyielding courage (4)