CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

NO.792

Here’s your chance to win a €15 book token. 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.792, 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.791 is Maurice Brennan, Westport, Co. Mayo.

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across 9 Argue, not having caught rider (5)

10 In April, chef worked at a discount (4-5)

11 Started Edward about scaffolding worker (9)

12 Sing unknown poem by student (5)

13 Daisy is confused, hiding medium concern (6)

14 Bard composed, crossing into city (8)

16 Concerning equal opportunity for revenge (7)

18 Not being truthful at home, and not getting up (5-2)

20 He’s manic about devices (8)

22 Note glue fixed to a whale (6)

25 Tried working when weary (5)

26 Best escape at the highest level (3-6)

28 Wearing uncool tie, making speech (9)

29 Woman’s return that helps you go (5)

Down

1 Be next to a bit of brass, backwards (4)

2 Hides around European flocks of geese (6)

3 Perfumed fellow to tease and shout (8)

4 Horse running by the sea (5)

5 Calculator lured lies out (5,4) 6 Sterilised and sprinkled – no resistance (6)

7 British rings do change in dawn chorus (8)

8 Ballad none performed, because it’s toxic (10)

13 Gloomy affair predicted by cosmologists (4,6)

15 Feature about tea, if brewed for leader (9)

17 Brownish-red colour around a cold biscuit (8)

19 Romantic model first (8)

21 Metal, fashionable – stupid around university (6)

23 Encouraging rushing forward, leaderless (6)

24 Second writer with temperature, exhausted (5)

27 Catch role the wrong way round (4)

QUICK CLUES Across

9 Motorcyclist (5)

10 At 50% discount (4-5)

11 Initiated (9)

12 Sing, Swiss-style (5)

13 Alarm (6)

14 Yorkshire city (8)

16 Second game (7)

18 Getting up late (5,2)

20 Mechanical devices (8)

22 Type of whale (6)

25 Exhausted (5)

26 Of the highest rank (3-6)

28 Pronunciation (9)

29 Cassia tree (5)

Down

1 Adjoin (4)

2 Lengths of yarn (6) 3 Aromatic (8)

4 Coastline (5)

5 Calculating device (5,4)

6 Neutered (6)

7 Avian music (8)

8 Deadly nightshade (10)

13 Non-luminous material (4,6)

15 Leader (9)

17 Light biscuit (8)

19 Visionary (8)

21 Metallic element (6)

23 Encouraging (6)

24 Used up (5)

27 Snare (4)