the crosswords

PUZZLE 14569

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

01 A precaution against being fired (6,5) 09 Part company with philosopher - there’s no comeback (7) 10 Girl causes no end of a minor

riot (5) 11 Amy’s out getting vegetables (4) 12 A banker’s order in mid-

America (8) 14 Nothing further on Rome

strangely enough (2,4) 16 Barker is a fool to back the

outsider (6) 18 A good one can always grow

better (8) 19 We take turn and turn about

on the vessel (4) 22 Cross country (5) 23 Rose let down by her boyfriend

(5,2) 24 How things may be bought for

cash (2,1,8)

DOWN

02 raisedA left arm(5) which may be 03 ways School (4) to be entered in two 04 Turned key and pulled (6) 05 Unusual sort of moral ban (8) 06 Goes over the votes? (7) 07 No sport for the amateur (1,6,4) 08 Mixed metaphors in Moliere play (11) 13 Sort of drawing produced by an unoccupied worker (8) 15 Swift to provide a market permit (7) 17 Is against using Latin (6) 20 Broaden Edwin’s outlook (5) 21 Game explorer (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

01 Act receiving prolonged applause (11)

09 Absorb deeply (7) 10 Done openly (5) 11 Be transformed (4) 12 A culinary herb (8) 14 State of mental stress (6) 16 Brood of chickens (6) 18 Plant of Narcissus genus (8) 19 A failure (4) 22 To shape by cutting (5) 23 Incisively sarcastic (7) 24 Remain confident (4,7)

DOWN

02 Ancient Greek poet (5) 03 A literary composition (4) 04 A shaking (6) 05 In a fitting manner (8) 06 Stylish (7) 07 An easy target (7,4)

08 Keep up with others (4,3,4) 13 Strongly reminiscent (8) 15 Sports official (7) 17 Show in the big top (6) 20 Supple (5) 21 Revered mentor (4)