CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

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.824, 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.823 is Catherine Barry, of Killarney, Co. Kerry.

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across Down

9 Pressure on every fruit (5) 10 Smoker’s token of friendship (5,4)

11 Pine, endlessly circular in all seasons (4-5)

12 Use a shroud, by the sound of it (5)

13 Husband upset beer – you start as a result of this (6) 14 Eclectic believer (8)

16 Rush down, having encountered excellent beginning (7)

18 Old keys I place on part of the head (7)

20 Organising easy raid, no doubt (1,4,3)

22 Mad when no longer joined in this way (6)

25 Stuff in a ravine (5)

26 Singer given something precious by bank (9)

28 In the meantime, retain dim layout (2,7)

29 Hard work, losing sample river (5)

1 Lively mole grabs badger’s tail (4)

2 Pub accommodates every character, and a market (6) 3 Angels ordered much brie (8) 4 Second container has unusual front lip (5)

5 Group with girlfriend performing popular activity (9)

6 Chatted aimlessly – no time to disconnect (6) 7 Computing speed making concert a failure (8)

8 Mimicked agent with strange dialect (10)

13 Angry, finding jumping insane (7,3)

15 Rent grass out to newcomers (9)

17 Brave woman foiled initial attack (8)

19 Cheers, repeating feature (4-4) 21 Last of grandiose airs – they happen (6)

23 Grasping girl, initially tall and thin (6)

24 Collapse as shins start swelling (5)

27 Cricket match can be a trial (4)

QUICK CLUES

Across

9 Soft fruit (5)

10 Native American token of friendship (5,4)

11 For all 365 days (4-5) 12 Benefit (5)

13 As a result of this (6) 14 Christian faith (8) 16 Decline rapidly (7) 18 Back of the head (7) 20 No doubt (1,4,3) 22 Jointed (6)

25 Ravine (5)

26 Small warbler (9) 28 For the intervening time (2,7)

29 Asian river (5)

Down

1 Energetic (4) 2 Market place (6) 3 Celestial beings (8) 4 Nozzle (5) 5 Fashionable cause (9) 6 Loosen (6)

7 Unit of computing speed (8)

8 Copied (10)

13 Furious (7,3) 15 Unknown people (9) 17 Courageous (8) 19 Good wishes before drinking (4-4) 21 Occurrences (6) 23 Avaricious (6) 24 Recession (5) 27 Examine (4)