Business Day

30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- DOWN

1 Showing enterprise in approachin­g, having risen (2-3-6)

9 Carp and eel taken out? Put

them back! (7)

10 Again about to nag about

compass (5)

11 Note in dreadful mourning

song (5)

12 He will cross anybody he

chooses (7)

13 Small detail from Venice,

typically (6)

15 Sharp-tongued when

photograph­ing? (6)

18 Does he get to the depths?

(7) 20 Give tuition in passenger

vehicle (5)

22 Cling together in the bar (5)

23 The good weather will continue, and the scenery’s not bad (3,4)

24 Charm with profession­al charge to get in? (8,3)

2 His blows are noted (5)

3 As close as possible to Eastern arrangemen­t (7) 4 150 always bright (6)

5 This code is dotty in parts (5)

6 Unpunctuat­ed? (3-4)

7 From which a mail-order business operates? (7-4)

8 New head, arriving before

time is almost finished (6,5)

14 Auction arrangemen­t causes

wariness (7)

16 A decorative halter as it

were (7)

17 It has bars which don’t sell

drink (6)

19 His production­s are pretty

hot when first out (5)

21 Vigilant for a track of a ship? (5)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Harmless; 5 Pets; 9 Guys; 10 Marigold; 11 Admit; 12 Decline; 13 Pronouncem­ent; 18 Traction; 19 Sawn; 20 Aniseed; 21 Vicar; 22 Lone; 23 Proceeds.

Down: 2 Asunder; 3 Mission; 4 Standing order; 6 Emotive; 7 Saddest; 8 Circle; 13 Pitfall; 14 Oration; 15 Outset; 16 Missive; 17 New-laid.

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