DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC ACROSS

1 Office desk (6)

4 Disreputable behaviour disrupted zeal in the South East (6)

9 Pa’s upset at health resort (3)

10 Terrible tractor ad a sign of things to come (5,4)

11 Back-up needed to follow simpering rodent (5)

12 I’d heard about person who resists change (7)

14 Scholar is not really relevant to boy (11)

17 Dan isn’t prepared to be deputy (5-2)

18 Approaches with some within earshot (5)

20 Person accumulating gold following short prayer (9)

22 Short line up amounts

to nothing (3)

23 Bright light street clothing (6)

24 Entry made by expert about prow of container ship (6)

DOWN

1 Cut in half a piece that’s dry inside (6)

2 Prepared to study ending of play (5)

3 Amazed by odd aunts round about the east (9)

5 Permit to have a tenant (3)

6 State in the manner of two different degree holders (7)

7 Finished and repaired when not married (5)

8 Overshadow a redemption, possibly (11)

13 Odd Eric nicking bit of cash, coin of little value (9)

15 Yes-man on a go-slow (7)

16 Hymns in addition to charity donations (6)

17 Punches foot covers (5)

19 One appearing in Queen musical (5)

21 Receding tide in Entebbe (3)

QUICK ACROSS

1 Old writer (6)

4 Loud chirping insect (6)

9 ___ for, select (3)

10 Lustful (9)

11 (Of pastry) crumbly, brittle (5)

12 Describe clearly (7)

14 Invention (11)

17 Moggie’s entrance! (3,4)

18 Cherub (5)

20 In its original form (9)

22 And the rest (abbrev)(3)

23 Housing complex (6)

24 Arranged (6)

DOWN

1 Liverpudlian (6)

2 Style from the past (5)

3 Involving two parties (9)

5 Decorate (a cake) (3)

6 Pear-shaped fruit served as a starter (7)

7 Malicious fire-starting (5)

8 City’s high-tech area (7,4)

13 Finished off, terminated (3,4,2)

15 Draw (a crowd) (7)

16 Cut (bread) (6)

17 Vulgar (5)

19 Invited person (5)

21 Acrobatic songbird (3)