CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

9 Clean off an old weapon (5) 10 Saying there’s pressure and scope for freedom (9) 11 Ditch worker for being cutting (9) 12 Arrange debit for something in the bathroom (5) 13 Engineers find last bit, but not wholesale (6) 14 Department head goes straight to gold (8) 16 About to insert concoction into tank (7) 18 Old king replaces German with woman having accent (7) 20 He’s coypu-mad, and a dish (4,4) 22 Bodyguard adjusts score on time (6) 25 Meal doesn’t start to be superior (5) 26 A loud, anti-organisation form of worship (9) 28 Surprise greeting following an explosion (5,4) 29 Borodin’s second follows fast tempo (5)

Down

1 Conspiracy to get a piece of ground (4) 2 Purpose on view while camping (6) 3 Give an account of notes to writer (8) 4 Horrify a quiet friend (5) 5 Game creature to leave bank (9) 6 Likely to be responsible by law (6) 7 Touted broadcast about attorney – that’s unfashionable (8) 8 Gambler encountered with new improvement (10) 13 Hurry getting dessert, say, to venue (10) 15 Build Alan a tent before the happy event (9) 17 Deadly creature gives sign at noon (8) 19 Cables to be wrapped around block (8) 21 Oarsman has sudden loss of consciousness (6) 23 Tin ore managed to align (6) 24 Cover of the French medic (5) 27 Element that none used (4)

THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES Across

9 Jousting weapon (5) 10 Banal saying (9) 11 Incisive (9) 12 Bathroom item (5) 13 Sell to the public (6) 14 Administrator (8) 16 Storage tank (7) 18 Tyneside resident (7) 20 Chinese-style dish (4,4) 22 Accompany (6) 25 Shoe part (5) 26 Excessive praise (9) 28 Widespread surprise (5,4) 29 Slow tempo (5)

Down

1 Secret plan (4) 2 Determined (6) 3 Give an account of something (8) 4 Greatly dismay (5) 5 Game bird (9) 6 Legally obliged or responsible (6) 7 Obsolete (8) 8 Amelioration (10) 13 Sporting venue (10) 15 Before birth (9) 17 Predatory arachnid with a venemous sting (8) 19 Hindrance (8) 21 Caress (6) 23 Countries of the East (6) 24 Bed cover (5) 27 Type of gas (4)