Daily crossword

QUICK CLUES

Across

1. Evil habit (4) 3. Projectiles (8) 9. Cigar (7) 10. English composer (5) 11. Ignore (4,2,6) 13. Bandit (6)

15. Glenn, late musician (6) 17. Obstructing parliamentary business (12)

20. Divide in two (5)

21. Practical person (7) 22. Died (8)

23. Scorch (4)

Down

1. Holiday (8)

2. Scrutinise (5)

4. Purpose (6)

5. Type of flower (5,7)

6. Coherent (7)

7. Kind (4)

8. Climbers (12)

12. More shiny (8)

14. Gossip (7)

16. Deviate (6)

18. Gaelic (5)

19. Retail outlet (4)

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1. Wicked activity could be gripping (4)

3. Fail to detect lies about weapons (8)

9. Cigar taken from main character in bed (7) 10. Composer of 'In a Chapel Garden' (5) 11. Do not remove warning sign – just ignore it! (4,2,6) 13. Criminal who is clearly not a relation by marriage? (6) 15. What he sells is ground (6) 17. Mason's obstructive work in Parliament? (12) 20. Possess about fifty to split equally (5) 21. No dreamer about an inventory (7) 22. Fairy hut was destroyed (8)

23. Burn the tea? (4)

Down

1. Leaving? Take a holiday! (8)

2. Verify the rebuff (5)

4. Single-minded when camping, perhaps (6)

5. Bill comes after honeyed flower (5,7) 6. It's reasonable for American soldier to enter English pub (7)

7. Kind of alternative letters (4)

8. Climbers resume not in a muddle (12)

12. Less in the dark because more intelligent? (8)

14. Tartlet crumbled – idle gossip made it! (7)

16. Turn aside to do duty round the point (6)

18. In the chair is Henry from the Emerald Isle (5)

19. Inform against retail establishment (4)

SOLUTIONS TO PREVIOUS CROSSWORD

Across: 7 Enigma; 8 Astern; 10 Fanfare; 11 Agate; 12 Ring; 13 Telly; 17 Stamp; 18 Fair; 22 Beast; 23 Numbers; 24 Trevor; 25 Action. Down: 1 Perform; 2 Winning; 3 Smear; 4 Israeli; 5 Metal; 6 Onset; 9 Never mind; 14 Station; 15 Caved in; 16 Present; 19 Abate; 20 Tales; 21 Smack.