TAKE A BREAK

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Expedition in lands afar,

intoxicating (6)

4 Kept happy with notice about cause of inspiration (6)

8 Five in dance make merry

(5)

9 Welcome break

concerning malice (7) 10 Vegetables require

average cuts (8)

11 Object held by white

mouse (4)

12 Trouble ensuing, Rome

finds French cardinal (11) 17 Kingdom not quite true (4) 18 Car guarantee is like a toad,

managed internally (8) 21 Charm with different bugle,

ie (7)

22 Gangster's inner worry (5) 23 Model so slim and supple

(6)

24 Beat pancake mix (6)

DOWN

1 Band by street, ready to be

picked (6)

2 In cafe, very hot feeling (5) 3 Backs down about loaned

shilling (7)

5 Service a multitude (4) 6 As hut is demolished for

Japanese therapy (7) 7 Surreal doctor needs

energy, girl (6)

9 Make copy of plate Eric

smashed (9)

13 Love mountains of fruit (7) 14 Vehicle in Iran manufactured to produce bliss (7)

15 Clannish behaviour starts

during court case (6) 16 Some boys terrified marine

creature (6)

19 Dark time for Lancelot,

say? (5)

20 Storage for refined oils (4)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 African wildlife expedition

(6)

4 Caused laughter (6) 8 Carouse (5)

9 Breathing space (7) 10 Pale yellow root

vegetables (8)

11 Article (4)

12 French bishop's title (11) 17 Actual, non-fictitious (4) 18 Assurance (8) 21 Captivate (7)

22 Acute apprehension (5) 23 Nimble (6)

24 Coating for fried fish (6)

DOWN

1 Band (6) 2 High-temperature

sickness (5)

3 Becomes less severe (7) 5 Catholic church service

(4) 6 Japanese massage

method (7)

7 Ethereal, vague (6) 9 Clone (9)

13 Citrus fruits (7)

14 1990s US band led by Kurt

Cobain (7)

15 Clannish (6)

16 Edible mollusc (6)

19 Hours of darkness (5) 20 Farm grain container (4)