DOUBLE CROSSWORD
Yesterday’s solutions: Across:
- 1 Globes. 5 Treble. 10 Inswinger. 11 Riser. 12 Taiga. 13 Enteritis. 14 Organza. 16 Lowdown. 18 Tie. 19 De facto. 21 Seismic. 23 Thorniest. 26 Kenya. 27 Onion. 28 Intersect. 29 Strafe. 30 Andean.
- 2 Lasting. 3 Britannic. 4 Segue. 5 Throttles. 6 Error. 7 Lesotho. 8 Mint condition. 9 Arts and crafts. 15 At one time. 17 Whiskered. 20 Florist. 22 Mandela. 24 Ninja. 25 Tetra.
Down: Yesterday’s solutions: Across:
- 1 Hostel. 5 Rococo. 10 Attendant. 11 Nerve. 12 Enema. 13 Neologism. 14 Delilah. 16 Scallop. 18 Ass. 19 Opossum. 21 Enduser. 23 Patchouli. 26 Creed. 27 Nylon. 28 Gallivant. 29 Anchor. 30 Manage.
- 2 Oatmeal. 3 Tentacles. 4 Learn. 5 Retrousse. 6 Congo. 7 Cordial. 8 Eavesdropping. 9 Hermaphrodite. 15 Hamburger. 17 Addiction. 20 Ortolan. 22 Shebang. 24 Hunch. 25 Islam.
Down: ACROSS ACROSS
CRYPTIC
1 Neglected to reverse bloody awful lie before court (8) 5 Slapdash mother is in the blood (6)
10 Middle name and employment, please! (5) 11 Blind to what’s plainly visible over half one’s life (9) 12 Most innocent of the restless natives (7)
13 Surprise celebrity with letoff (7)
14 Fixed hot dates with speed (9)
16 Like a rabbit, male has a whole collection of females (5)
18 Small ship’s company makes propeller (5)
20 Tone can dry out public outrage (3,3,3)
23 I shall bequeath animosity (3,4)
24 Revolting oldie held father had a desire for his mother (7) 26 Lose weight and steer new course in the academic year (9)
27 Parrot puts bill in one’s mouth (5)
28 Mostly uncooked meal of salad produce (6)
29 Recounts odd theory about old maid (8) 1 Ignominious (8)
5 Coiffure (6)
10 Relative magnitude of two quantities (5)
11 Vivid; psychedelic (9) 12 Cover for the rear of an open car (7)
13 Ribbon worn round a boater (7)
14 Small projectiles fired from a cannon (9) 16 Bowler’s approach (3-2) 18 Swamp (5) 20 Decorated saddlecloth (9)
23 Most desirable, best (7) 24 Weapons store (7) 26 Account of another’s life (9)
27 To be performed slowly and solemnly (5) 28 Struggle, scuffle (6) 29 Dig up (8)
DOWN
1 Help put up sign so misleading conclusion may be reached (9)
2 Normal university in parts of the orient (7)
3 Bound to falsehood by middle management (5) 4 Actor conjured up top-class land (7)
6 Evil hat suited an enormous monster (9)
7 Small nose for a drink (7) 8 Heard key passage (5) 9 Chicken-hearted stole out of hiding place (6)
15 Sews in odd sections of drab clothing (9)
17 Pioneers of Massachusetts, originally with few royal associations (9)
19 Regrouped when united behind resistance leader (7) 20 Lower classes trashed hostel (6)
21 For example, to turn rent into a boost for one’s image (3,4)
22 Impersonator of pacy characters in bed (7)
23 Put in the ground and covered by virgin terrain (5) 25 Hard worker put only a moment into study (5)
QUICK
DOWN
1 Deceitful manoeuvre (9) 2 Aerial (7)
3 Run away to marry (5) 4 Coarse, vulgar (7)
6 Person having sex outside marriage (9)
7 Chorus (7)
8 Eyed lustfully or lewdly (5) 9 Passé (3,3)
15 Short-lived, transitory (9) 17 Criminal laws (5,4) 19 Fixed daily allowance of food (7)
20 Muslim leader (6) 21 Throat passage (7) 22 Spanish drink of red wine and fruit (7)
23 Path of a satellite (5) 25 Spicy sauce of tomatoes, onion and chillies (5)