30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Males agree in mind (8) 5 Raised big-headed

Communist (4) 9 Chief finds mother at

home (4) 10 A busy worker sent in but he

wasn’t there (8) 11 Country where father was

caught in wicked act (5) 12 Sharp replies in the lab? (7) 13 Army commander who is often seen in the library? (7,6) 18 Relating as necessary for

completeness (8) 19 Mountains feature in display

coming back (4) 20 Disparaged red dice (7) 21 Father meets friend of pope

(5) 22 Regret dunderhead’s entry

was impolite (4) 23 Assuming making choice

after publicity (8)

DOWN

2 Formerly sufficient

illustration (7) 3 Silent ‘e’ able to be

stretched (7) 4 Generous with party

workers? (7-6) 6 Went to bed having left

work (7) 7 Wardrobe? (7) 8 Pay the bill and stay here (6) 13 Member of mutual aid society gives Dutch currency (7) 14 Observed that the cake

wasn’t coated? (7) 15 Get back for example in wet

weather (6) 16 Not yielding to requests of first man to take on worker (7) 17 Give reasons for changing

axle-pin (7)