DOUBLE CROSSWORD
Yesterday’s solutions:
Across: - 1 Ormolu. 5 Ampoule. 10 Attic. 11 Gladiator. 12 Fair play.
13 At heel. 15 Envy. 16 Perturbing. 19 Gorgeously. 20 Tomb. 23 Mutter. 25 Enhances. 27 Lifesaver. 28 Eclat. 29 Nestled. 30 Danish.
Down: - 2 Retriever. 3 Occupy. 4 Ungrateful. 5 Ajar. 6 Pointers. 7 Untie. 8 Earplug. 9 Waffle. 14 Stalingrad. 17 Isosceles. 18 Reversal. 19 Gamelan. 21 Besets. 22 Tavern. 24 Tiffs. 26 Avid.
Yesterday’s solutions:
Across: - 1 Egress. 5 Faction. 10 Acrid. 11 Alabaster. 12 Drainage. 13 Sparta. 15 Echo. 16 Stereotype. 19 Hovercraft. 20 Prim. 23 Notice. 25 Eclipsed. 27 Ostracise. 28 Axiom. 29 Thermal. 30 Tricky.
Down: - 2 Gorbachev. 3 Ending. 4 Slaughters. 5 Flag. 6 Champion. 7 Inter. 8 Narrate. 9 Caddie. 14 Proficient. 17 Yardstick. 18 Proclaim. 19 Handout. 21 Modems. 22 Kigali. 24 Title. 26 Vial.
ACROSS
1 Indifference to having no records? (12)
9 Love humanity before one in the country (5)
10 Fear corporate battle with gambling equipment (9)
11 Make some useful contacts in dotcom employment? (7)
12 Wield speedy Spoonerism during an air force salute (7)
13 Driver made her a cuff to go round the bend (9) 15 Farewell to clutch bolt in utility (5)
16 Set up and demolish in speech (5)
18 Sea-tossed boat and London docker (4,5) 21 Some compensation as mother gets older (7) 22 Leaving out rice, in general? (7)
24 No porn made suitable for charitable purposes (9) 26 International body in numbers and words (5) 27 Not attached to unrestricted parking (4-8)
CRYPTIC DOWN
1 Inclined to have advanced some money, we hear (5) 2 Derivative to turn away from the leg? (4-3)
3 Canal workers may be those who retain their hair (11)
4 and 25-down Was inclined to choose an old saying, in good shape (3,3) 5 Nude half on every ungainly dancer (7)
6 All spider webs are curly (9)
7 Metal tooth on tin turned up in brandy (6)
8 Settle tail end during tense manoeuvres (6)
12 To freshen or spruce up contract (11)
14 Romania is clashing with Turkey, mostly (4,5)
16 Made over some sort of wine unit (6)
17 Exploding grenade in fencer’s direction (2,5) 19 Centre-left fined revolutionary Turkish gentleman (7)
20 Most bloody when thinnest on the ground (6) 23 Stuck to bottom of electric organ (5)
25 See 4-down
ACROSS
1 Commendable (12) 9 Express in speech (5) 10 Media hype (9)
11 Climb awkwardly (7) 12 Decorate with flowers and ribbons (7)
13 Chokes (9)
15 Splendid display (5) 16 Former Portuguese colony in China (5) 18 Discharge of eggs from the ovary (9)
21 Turn at batting (7)
22 Long spar slung from the ship’s mast (7)
24 Brief sketch (9)
26 Edible bulb (5) 27 Doctor’s instruction to a pharmacist (12)
QUICK DOWN
1 Ancient city in Jordan, carved from rock (5)
2 Circus performer (7) 3 Surplus, excess (11) 4 Spider’s trap (3)
5 Publish again (7)
6 The common folk (3,6) 7 Mellifluous (6)
8 Young swan (6)
12 High jumping technique (7,4)
14 Subjugate once more (9) 16 One of two equal parts (6)
17 Collection of works in one volume (7)
19 Based on reasoning from principle to an expected outcome (1,6)
20 Nominating (6) 23 Extraterrestrial (5) 25 Atmosphere (3)