CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD
Here’s your chance to win a Collins Concise English Dictionary. Complete the crossword using either the cryptic or the quick clues and send it to us with your name and address. Send your solution to: Cryptic/Quick Crossword No. 685, The Irish Mail on Sunday, PO Box 5332, Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2. Entries must be received by Thursday. The winner will be drawn from a hat. The winner of Cryptic/Quick Crossword No. 684 is Michael Hosback, Dublin 7 CRYPTIC CLUES
Across
8 I arrived in Latin church in city (6) 9 Wandering Moor met a fellow resident (8) 10 Cricket teams’ talk of winter pursuit (8) 11 Report gold in Wales (6) 12 He admits being the proprietor (5) 13 Go off course without right support (4) 14 Feature of lunch indeed (4) 16 Led a car around a crater (7) 18 Pen ran out in mass destruction (7) 20 Beam, seeing son and father run (4) 21 Apartment is a long way from exciting (4) 22 Student bile turned out to be defamation (5) 25 Introducing ship to frustrate the plans of reactionary (6) 27 Leaving quiet site, sadly away from the beaten track (3-5) 28 A Catholic clergyman is literal (8) 29 Darren’s off for delivery (6)
Down
1 Feel depressed about large roar (6) 2 Object to lecturer being a theatrical act (4,6) 3 Start being out of the ordinary (5) 4 Destiny brings equipment in for ship (7) 5 Top fashion makes shoddy workman laugh at last (6,3) 6 Old soldiers getting a sign (4) 7 Lowering oneself to chant, having to work (8) 14 Tire client out a little bit (10) 15 Artist and art returned carrying wrong flag for victory (9) 17 Move towards a driveway (8) 19 Bark time, holding single weapon (7) 23 Range of former shelter (6) 24 Tender aristocrat loses head to queen (5) 26 Ignore advance that includes knight (4)
QUICK CLUES
Across
8 City in North East Italy (6) 9 Fellow tenant (8) 10 Winter activity (8) 11 Small university city in Wales (6) 12 Possessor (5) 13 Remain (4) 14 Facial feature (4) 16 Volcanic crater (7) 18 Massacre (7)
20 Practise boxing (4) 21 Accidental note (4) 22 Written slander (5) 25 Remnant of a past geological age (6) 27 Unconventional (3-5) 28 Precise (8) 29 Mission (6)
Down
1 Shout (6) 2 Telepath (4,6)
3 Commence (5) 4 Warship (7) 5 Stetson (6,3) 6 Portent (4) 7 Bending (8) 14 Liquid measure (10) 15 Naval battle (9) 17 Get closer (8) 19 Rifle blade (7) 23 Scope (6) 24 Bid (5) 26 Rebuff (4)