30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Unfinished aircraft design (4) 3 Quick way provided by the

barber (5,3) 9 The specious philosopher changes

his post (7) 10 See 18 Down 11 The position of the diving-board

abroad (4,3,5) 13 Once a dock area to dispatch

goods (6) 15 Fruit for the royal house (6) 17 Joint enterprise producing

underclothing (12) 20 Feast of leguminous food and

nothing more (5) 21 Hut soon reconstructed in Texas

(7) 22 The rate fluctuates with certain

valuable property (8) 23 Somehow made a fermented

drink (4)

DOWN

1 Ignore religious occasion (8) 2 Politician surrounded by strong

drink - more than enough! (5) 4 Even if not mad, he could pose a

threat (6) 5 He should provide you with the right fare when you go out (12) 6 Collection of cutlery becomes

a mess! (7) 7 Examine some of the exorbitant estimates (4) 8 Photograph albums? (7-5) 12 In a rush a lad used logical

deduction (8) 14 Gas inclined to surround

father (7) 16 Flowery section produced from different earth round the north (6) 18 & 10Ac Positioned close to the main location for castle construction! (2,3,5) 19 Help to make a stake (4)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 6 Dry-eyed; 7 Appal; 9 Party; 10 Hearing 12 Freebooters; 14 Coats-of-mail; 18 Sliding; 19 Aside; 21 Armed; 22 Band-saw.

Down: 1 Broad; 2 Setter; 3 Her; 4 Spirit; 5 Manners; 8 Reforms; 11 Rebound; 13 Coolers; 15 Tidier; 16 Inside; 17 Ideas; 20 Man.