Irish Independent

Two-In-One

No 4,699

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Wants one’s tools rearranged (5,4) 8 A certain atmosphere in the restaurant (4) 9 Potentates connected with the House of Orange? (9) 10 I’d made different headdress (6) 11 & 20Ac. Literary posers will produce vexed expression­s (10) 14 Make sure the account is accurate (5) 15 One going on foot (4) 16 Checks parts of the rigging (5) 18 Makes beastly noises among fellow students (4) 20 See 11 Across 21 Northern stretch of land will produce mother-of-pearl (5) 24 It provides entertainm­ent and makes a nice change with mother (6) 25 Fellow with scars is sought by his enemies (6,3) 26 Depression of a man of the church, we hear (4) 27 Not where ailing sailors are housed (9)

DOWN

1 The base for many a sporting deal (4-5) 2 Succumb to overwork, as analysts do (5,4) 4 A piece of processed American cheese (4) 5 Give instructio­ns for discipline­d behaviour (5) 6 Tension causes rest to be disturbed in the ship (6) 7 Staff able to achieve remarkable results! (4) 9 Comes face to face with hunting parties (5) 11 Trace mislaid box (5) 12 No descriptio­n of dull pupils (5-4) 13 Confusion by sailors who are fellow consumers (9) 17 Rustic lover was upset at home (5) 19 Did some looting – dismissed (6) 22 Where you’ll find the cowboys handled the horses near the ring (5) 23 In ritual a majestic figure of the church (4) 24 Composed part of a musical miscellany (4)

SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS

3 Plenty (9) 8 Imprecatio­n (4) 9 Right side (9) 10 Sew (6) 11 Eerie (5) 14 Sovereign (5) 15 Beloved (4) 16 Heather (5) 18 Box (4) 20 Frock (5) 21 Strike (5) 24 Harsh (6) 25 Unrehearse­d (9) 26 Dull pain (4) 27 Unceasing (9)

DOWN

1 Build (9) 2 Unblemishe­d (9) 4 The two (4) 5 Cherish (5) 6 On ship (6) 7 Restrain (4) 9 Frighten (5) 11 As long as (5) 12 Respect (9) 13 Did well (9) 17 Goodbye (5) 19 Appear (6) 22 Occasions (5) 23 So be it (4) 24 Daze (4)

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