Double Crossword
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 One paying back to engrave letters (7)
5 Substitute small height with endless wonder (7) 9 Rasher content on ABC broadcast (5)
10 Hound out of tea garden (5,4)
11 Converted muse to hip-hop and long-running play (9)
12 Single out single constant of vision (5)
13 Venetian ruler accepted thanks in his second childhood (6)
14 Fit together with blotchy face in new case of measles (8)
17 Put knucklehead into front row and steer for gold reserve (4,4)
19 Utter nonsense about rook in tower (6)
22 Forty Roman voices steal the show (5)
24 Don't jump as much when the sky's the limit? (9)
26 Close the book on midterm in a teaching centre (9)
27 Royal house that courted unrest with eviction of the church (5)
28 Floods spread sludge around edge of estuary (7)
29 Regular attendant at hospital (7)
DOWN
1 Total bumpkin snapped a lot of photos (5)
2 England's new openers hit back in match (9)
3 Root of nine's calculated in the thousands (7)
4 Get a load of rage expressed on road (6)
5 Record his antics after female was embarrassed (8)
6 Result of crossing coot with emu (7)
7 Hard work of organ transplantation (5)
8 Knowing the future is rooted in respect (9)
13 Changed sides after accepting line was headed off (9)
15 One serving lawyers with legal money (9)
16 Overgarments covering undergarments and big guns (3,5)
18 Ruler accepted affliction was fatal (7)
20 Briefed on how to raise old hat (7)
21 Outfoxed stranger out of jacket (6)
23 Reef builder tossed inside coracle (5)
25 Alley cat in the street light (5)
FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
Across: - 1 Beset. 4 Prescribe. 9 Trident. 10 Parapet. 11 Expedition. 12 Fray. 14 Finale. 16 Geranium. 19 Yachting. 20 Addled. 22 Slug. 23 Gobstopper. 26 Aintree. 27 Cellist. 28 Kilometre. 29 Dread. Down: - 1 Butterfly. 2 Skimp. 3 Theodolite. 4 Potato. 5 Employer. 6 Cure. 7 Impartial. 8 Entry. 13 Hard-boiled. 15 Nocturnal. 17 Moderated. 18 Innocent. 21 Psyche. 22 Spank. 24 Prise. 25 Gram.
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Former Soviet republic bordering Romania (7)
5 Cruel, spiteful (7)
9 Husks of grain (5)
10 Spotted breed of dog (9)
11 Political alliance (9)
12 Coax, entice (5) 13 Pivot (6) 14 Afterbirth (8)
17 Muscular development of the body (8)
19 Fish hawk (6)
22 Edible internal organs (5)
24 Beautiful and alluring (9)
26 Clumsily give advance notice of one's intentions (9)
27 Interrogate (5)
28 Percentage paid to the copyright holder (7)
29 Witty reply (7)
DOWN
1 Muslim place of pilgrimage (5)
2 Encumbrance (9)
3 Transgression (7)
4 Muddled, confused (6)
5 Mercurial, unstable (8)
6 Disorderly, anarchic (7)
7 Obloquy, public discredit (5)
8 Haven (9)
13 Adherent (9)
15 Stupefying drugs (9)
16 Housebreaking (8)
18 Outlawed (7)
20 Makeshift (7)
21 Swimmer (6)
23 Young mare (5)
25 Soothing ointment (5)
FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
Across: -
1 Mulch.
4 Dispersal.
9 Twaddle.
10 Uniform.
11 Buttermilk.
12 Beer.
14 Lummox.
16 Panorama.
19 Squiggle.
20 Dollop.
22 Shop.
23 Imperative.
26 Maestro.
27 Scuffle.
28 Admiralty.
29 Acrid.
Down: -
1 Mothballs.
2 Leapt.
3 Hodgepodge.
4 Dreamt.
5 Skullcap.
6 Evil.
7 Stonewall.
8 Lemur.
13 Coloratura.
15 Mausoleum.
17 Apprehend.
18 Plimsoil.
21 Jersey.
22 Samba.
24 Infer.
25 Stir.