DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC

ACROSS

1 He makes plans for piece on board (11) 9 Assign to a quiet headland (7) 10 An untruth naturally begins with a foreigner (5) 11 On which views may be aired, no doubt (5) 12 The Spanish, for example, take on a worker who is genteel (7) 13 No bail for person with pink eyes (6) 15 Braved changing part of speech (6) 18 Meat dish is South African custom (7) 20 Drive in the interim pellmell (5) 22 Drain to the lowest point (5) 23 Charge with a number upset by corrosion (7) 24 Parlour offering space for 1 to sketch in? (7-4)

DOWN

2 Very quick to take piano in foray (5) 3 Fabulous animal with a single bit of foot trouble? (7) 4 Strong dislike of communist wearing something on his head (6) 5 Although there’s a point to the story, it’s trite (5) 6 Disturb it in a way to get in (7) 7 Terrifying cure for baldness (4-7) 8 Showing cleverness in the street makes for lack of steadiness (11) 14 Person who is ill-mannered through being jumpy? (7) 16 Fishing boat has no particular course (7) 17 Lower myself to allow a clergyman around (6) 19 A pointer taken with a bow (5) 21 He controlled the underworld, but is found in the heavens (5)

QUICK

ACROSS

1 Properly (11) 9 Offence (7) 10 Angry (5) 11 Classes (5) 12 Seek votes (7) 13 Spent (6) 15 Influence (6) 18 Hide (7) 20 Cool (5) 22 Female servants (5) 23 Clear (7) 24 Incessantly (11)

DOWN

2 Of cities (5) 3 Passage (7) 4 Gallic (6) 5 Of birds (5) 6 Amount escaping (7) 7 Contentious (11) 8 Adaptability (11) 14 Falsehood (7) 16 Clique (7) 17 Alcove (6) 19 Follow (5) 21 The best possible (5)