DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC
ACROSS 1 Austin’s assembly plant not up to scratch (14)
9 Until Adam converted part of southern India (5,4) 10 Ride out after cold drink (5)
11 Put back in, dance, wiggle etc (2-5)
12 Second thought behind second muscle (7)
13 Turfs outside, first of all for a number of drinks (5) 15 Seriously premature to clutch bird’s home (9) 16 Wasted our dosh in ignominy (9)
18 Father ran back for seductress (5)
20 Create unrest about unknown discharge (7) 21 Sort out liquor stand (7) 23 Wine jar’s ingredients received maximum points (5)
24 Crook fined when gang inside broke the law (9) 25 Burn part of play, it cries out for individual quality (14) DOWN 1 Improving swings put off pitchers (7)
2 Second memo planning battle (5)
3 Money counters have trees yielding around two pounds (7)
4 Public transport turned up quick (5)
5 Mature monarch doubled as cheat (9)
6 With a touch of the feline spinning around rooftop (7) 7 Dog the radical crossword compiler (3,6)
8 Model convict is a model out of practice (6)
14 Wash rag in child’s hot soup (9)
15 A magic one changed into a selfish one (9)
16 Dryer designed to take a boring (6)
17 Musical work shattering ear in outdoor areas (4-3) 18 His aims conflicted with Japanese delicacy (7) 19 Tossing coin to house disturbed vagrant (7)
21 Sack redheaded one and send Santa’s little helper (5) 22 Just on the conservative side (5)
QUICK
ACROSS 1 Official appointed to present arguments against a proposed canonisation (6,8)
9 Blackmail (9)
10 Fragrance (5) 11 Sportsman (7)
12 Without shelter (7) 13 Canine (5)
15 Most famished (9) 16 Country music capital of the US (9)
18 Buddhist shrine (5)
20 In opposition to (7) 21 Ribbon worn around a boater (7)
23 Fetch, carry (5) 24 Monarch (9)
25 Road, railways and other basic facilities (14) DOWN 1 Inflexibly outdated in one’s opinions (7)
2 Leguminous plant (5) 3 Theft (7)
4 Line directed by an actor to the audience (5) 5 Retribution (9)
6 Tongue of a bell (7) 7 Bride’s collection made in preparation for marriage (9) 8 Robber (6)
14 Period of pregnancy (9) 15 Bad breath (9)
16 Close at hand (6)
17 Sour liquid made from wine (7)
18 Ironic (7)
19 Cooked so as to be firm when eaten (2,5)
21 Hang in the air (5) 22 Farewell (5)