CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD
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CRYPTIC CLUES ACRoSS
1 Caught the French politician in vice (5) 4 Stole away in quarry – this will show how far (9) 9 Vile agent finds us vile, strangely (9) 10 This involved taking additive in robbery (5) 11 Unskilled soldiers take one to a lake (6) 12 Rush to get seated in commotion, with prime minister returning (8) 14 Lizard gets clean home in complete disarray (9) 15 Rummage around for a longbarrelled weapon (5) 17 Faith found in credit notes (5) 19 Somehow coercing European leader to become a caretaker (9) 22 Set of reasons for taking silver with hesitation (8) 24 Fruit, to queen, is more unappealing (6) 26 Tear-jerker set in kitchen surroundings (5) 27 Arrival by river is a reckless enterprise (9) 28 Try to obtain gold from a member of the legal profession (9) 29 Choose something from selection (5)
DoWN
1 Cram ice into new form of pottery (7) 2 Attachment – a very quiet conclusion – takes time (9) 3 Surge in sign of life, having a temperature (7) 4 Letters bring medium trouble (4) 5 Officer to fib to acceptable boarder (10) 6 Small shout about Frenchman being a plotter (7) 7 Sheepish round wine producer (5) 8 Old meter used to be furthest from the centre (7) 13 Follower to land on a book (10) 16 In favour of bird, due oddly to strength of character (9) 17 Agile animal broke his coma (7) 18 Show knight in charge is fiendish (7) 20 Novice gets fashionable information about EU (7) 21 Serious listener at home (7) 23 Interrogate cook (5) 25 Declare Vera to be mad (4)
THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES ACRoSS
1 Fasten securely (5) 4 Significant event (9) 9 Causing aversion (9) 10 Robbery (5) 11 Not requiring much skill (6) 12 Headlong rush (8) 14 Colour-changing lizard (9) 15 Firearm (5) 17 System of religious belief (5) 19 Resident caretaker (9) 22 Exchange of opposing views (8) 24 Less attractive (6) 26 Edible bulb (5) 27 Exciting experience (9) 28 Legal practitioner (9) 29 Choose (5)
DoWN
1 Made of clay (7) 2 Projecting part (9) 3 Throb (7) 4 Postal system (4) 5 British Army rank (10) 6 Plotter (7) 7 Resembling sheep (5) 8 Very severe (7) 13 Successor (10) 16 Courage in adversity (9) 17 Soft, pliable leather (7) 18 Diabolical (7) 20 Unsophisticated young woman (7) 21 Serious-minded (7) 23 Interrogate intensely (5) 25 Assert to be the case (4)