DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC

ACROSS

1 He needs space to move (9) 8 This way for the fjords! (3) 9 Unloading sacking (11) 11 Describe wine and fish (7) 12 Old instrument comes before a modern one (5) 13 Three will show approval (6) 15 Complaint about Ma’s hat (6)

17 They are sure to be brisk for beer on board (5)

18 Go-ahead pawnbrokers may give you one (7)

20 But they’re not necessarily seafood! (4,7)

22 The little devil’s simply without cunning (3)

23 Property conveyance? (6,3)

DOWN

2 Runner in various kinds of winter sports (3)

3 To come up before her is not the same (5)

4 Sets out an increase in salary, we hear (6)

5 Police would like to arrest a woman in this (7)

6 It’s safe to say where the cardplayers’ success lies (2,4,5)

7 Increase the strain (9) 10 Standard features of many streets (11)

11 Crams the stuff together and finishes (5,2,2)

14 Pause as the priest turns the key (7)

16 It gives point to work in the theatre (6)

19 Boast in a letter to a relation (5)

21 Time to end the opera (3) Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 7 Hearts. 8 Laxity 10 Regally. 11 Latin. 12 Till. 13 Beard. 17 Glare. 18 Fair. 22 Aside. 23 Express. 24 Resign. 25 Grouse.

Down: 1 Charity. 2 Largely. 3 Still. 4 Gallery. 5 Lists. 6 Hyena. 9 By degrees. 14 Allergy. 15 Careful. 16 Dresser. 19 Harry. 20 First. 21 Sport. QUICK

ACROSS

1 Docile (9) 8 Gallop (3) 9 Perceptible (11) 11 Fantasy (7) 12 Spine (5) 13 Begone! (6) 15 Reason (6) 17 Wrench (5) 18 Small crown (7) 20 Impolite (3-8) 22 Idiot (3) 23 Hopeless (9)

DOWN

2 Knock (3)

3 Topic (5)

4 Of the new wife (6) 5 Ban (7) 6 Wage-earner (5-6) 7 Augmentation (9) 10 Stamp collector (11) 11 Cleaner (9)

14 Stung (7)

16 Odds and ends (6) 19 Scope (5) 21 Devour (3) Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 7 Option. 8 Docile. 10 Perplex. 11 Peace. 12 Roll. 13 Sever. 17 House. 18 Lone. 22 Craft. 23 Vagrant. 24 Urgent. 25 Victor. Down: 1 Compare. 2 Startle. 3 Jolly. 4 Complex. 5 Final. 6 Never. 9 Expensive. 14 Content. 15 Loyalty. 16 Venture. 19 Scrub. 20 Range. 21 Again.