THE CROSSWORDS
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 English swell makes the French dame a lady (11)
9 Goldsmith turns to grab fee (7)
10 Animal fur I am after (5)
11 He’s monstrous and so backward (4)
12 Unimportant persons found after well-planned murders (8)
14 Catch parent out (6)
16 Make something known concerning calf meat (6)
18 Listen repeatedly for a sign of approval (4,4)
19 Travel, making for Abraham’s birthplace (4)
22 Naturally it rings the lagoon (5)
23 Ends an interim arrangement (7)
24 A charge made upon income? (8,3)
DOWN
2 It dies at the end of three months (5)
3 Wrong despite being soundly instructed (4)
4 Before this time in the past (6)
5 A quick check as soon as the matter’s settled (8)
6 Girl given Chinese food wanting more (7)
7 Crazy way to score a goal at soccer (3,4,4)
8 Residential form of transport (6,5) 13 Single-minded man? (8)
15 A long time out in town getting a dress (3,4)
17 Vehicle with heavyweight container (6) 20 Nothing shocking for a girl (5)
21 Bird from southern Europe (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Outstanding performance (4,2,5)
9 Acid in tone (7)
10 Slow learner (5)
11 Be excessively fond (4)
12 Peevishly impatient (8)
14 Unevenly performed (6)
16 Without charge (6)
18 Forged (8)
19 Revered mentor (4)
22 Break out suddenly (5)
23 Quality of character (7)
24 An enterprise (11)
DOWN
2 Unconcealed (5)
3 Dark red gem (4)
4 Be more than (6)
5 Party’s conservative members (3,5)
6 Communicate (7)
7 Closely pursued (4-7) 8
Remain confident (4,7)
13 Disparage (8)
15 French painter, 1848-1903 (7)
17 Sweet-sounding (6)
20 City-dwelling (5)
21 Hostile criticism (4)