{ THE CROSSWORDS }
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Housing is renovated inside later (11) 9 Temporarily stopped working (4,3) 10 Cosy feature of a mountain glade (5) 11 Open and shut legal action (4) 12 Weight on one’s conscience? (8) 14 Means a lot (6)
16 Examine closely for fallen arches (6) 18 He gets fed up with people (8) 19 Imprison the Italian after German agreement (4)
22 Perfume from far Oman (5)
23 Bill can sing well, it seems (7)
24 He gets priceless ideas (11)
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2 These doors are on the way out (5)
3 I study Russian art (4)
4 A result of some consequence (6) 5 Payments subject to approval (8)
6 ‘Bony’ ran Gaul, perhaps (7)
7 He’s called on to help with current problems (11)
8 His occupation is subject to contract (11) 13 Pause when the tea is set out (8) 15 Outline of a number travelling about (7)
17 Capital of France and capital of Holland in one district (6)
20 Capone and Eisenhower appear similar (5)
21 Quits the day before a new start is to be made (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Highly delighted (4,3,4) 9 Transient (7) 10 Person of great stature (5) 11 To sanction (4) 12 Slow-moving (8) 14 Warning (6) 16 Flow (6) 18 Very well (3,5) 19 Equitable (4) 22 Linked series (5) 23 Conceive (7) 24 On earth (5,3,3)
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2 Prospect (5)
3 Destroy (4)
4 Wrangle over price (6) 5 To temper (8)
6 Abnormally large (7) 7 As good as expected (2,2,7) 8 Up for sale (2,3,6)
13 Ability to wait calmly (8) 15 Bad guy in play (7) 17 Frugality (6)
20 Farewell (5)
21 Ignoble (4)