CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD
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CRYPTIC CLUES Across
9 Staring in surprise at a torn page (5) 10 Say sorry for getting points after a game with soldier (9) 11 Bury trait somehow in river (9) 12 Commiserated with skinflint (5) 13 Part of the drum kit has character, by the sound of it (6) 14 American polymath was honest, left at home (8) 16 Strange thing that is worn in bed (7) 18 Serial is about one foreigner (7) 20 Returned after autumn to make a withdrawal (4,4) 22 Attack while out driving (6) 25 Sheepish round producer of wine (5) 26 Clean, ever-changing bearing (9) 28 Cruel confusion about odd relic (9) 29 Sound disapproving – alternatively get a teacher (5)
Down
1 Daughter gets terribly fat and silly (4) 2 Element one can make a meal of (6) 3 Novice to damage tuba badly inside (8) 4 Title that can be reversed (5) 5 Eagerly pursued item – sounds completely about a girl (4,5) 6 British woman upset a rower (6) 7 Key is to work out and break up (8) 8 Keep thinking of animal at home to look after (4,2,4) 13 Complex dilemma useful for an angler (3,2,5) 15 Philosopher scares Ted off (9) 17 Informal young woman laird treated to a dance (8) 19 Engineers one plan, having barrel to modernise (8) 21 Local native contains old contentious issue (6) 23 Embellished or terribly neat (6) 24 Violent confrontation about whip (5) 27 Amateur, obviously, having such money (4)
THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES Across
9 Open-mouthed (5) 10 Express contrition (9) 11 River that feeds another (9) 12 Mean person (5) 13 Percussion instrument (6) 14 American statesman and scientist (8) 16 Nocturnal garment (7) 18 Middle East inhabitant (7) 20 Withdraw (4,4) 22 Hostile attack (6) 25 Relating to sheep (5) 26 Significance (9) 28 Without pity (9) 29 Instructor (5)
Down
1 Stupid (4) 2 Silvery-white metal (6) 3 First-time performer (8) 4 Term of respect (5) 5 Last Supper bowl (4,5) 6 Archer (6) 7 Melt in water (8) 8 Remember (4,2,4) 13 Complicated problem (3,2,5) 15 French philosopher (9) 17 Dance in triple time (8) 19 Return to good condition (8) 21 Withdrawal of UK from EU (6) 23 Decorated (6) 24 Disagree (5) 27 Currency unit (4)