CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Order one to take cord around (5)

4. Old woman to give one a thousand dollars before midday (7)

8. One at pains, one hears, to see what’s for sale (6,7)

10. It is the end of craft that is austere (5)

11. Starts guzzling beer when the wind is up (4)

12. Group of pilots will be victorious at Gateshead (4)

16. Something taking place during one’s seventies (5)

17. The barring of a fellow-fighter is unusually seen (13)

19. Aptitudes for making money, in biblical times (7)

20. So clear off, in a downright way (5)

DOWN

1. Deserting town like this, where a premier is concerned (7,6)

2. Will be fast — but not if it’s colour that does! (3)

3. Pick hose company produces (6)

4. Well, it could be one is over-effusive (6)

5. Decks the Navy with soda perhaps (6)

6. Dying to hold Pole like this when strategically placing men (9)

7. Mr Parry, gone in for making matins (7,6)

9. One Capitol tail-ender may be to do with government (9)

13. East End physical education may get more profound (6)

14. Misers get upset by what is slack (6)

15. Pelts one in the streets (6)

18. Remain as a statement that’s not true (3) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Sibyl 4. Palermo 8. Nostalgia 9. Mug 10. Article

12. Sign 14. Gunboat 17. Heel 18. Whitsun 20. Own

21. Syncopate 23. Salient 24. Dolls

Down: 1. Sunday schools 2. Besets 3. Loan club 4. Peg

5. Leap 6. Remain 7. Organ-grinders 11. Elbow 13. Manifold

15. Kernel 16. Assail 19. Esse 22. NUT