DOUBLE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Returning, I take a long time with South African spear (7)

5 Chase organised for

pains (5)

8 Wanting to remove

feminine hat (5)

9 Badly beaten round back of school, though defensible (7)

10 Position where sense

heard (4)

11 How many golf pegs

on the wagon? (8)

13 In-store

stocktaking? (11)

17 Three got drunk

simultaneously (8)

19 Continue to hold back

kitchen fitting (4)

21 Capital, is it holding

politician back? (7)

22 Bad place offering

initial salutation (5)

23 Some acres specifically for salad plant (5)

24 Man sees movement

all together (2,5)

DOWN

1

Sailor girl is mother superior (6)

Tiny injury no handicap for a golfer (7)

3 Leaders of Greece in tiny European cottage (4)

4 Like an oil supply being prepared? (2,3,8)

Make a commentary on oaten tan? Confused (8)

Usual practice in hospital – a small part (5)

7 Yet Les turned out to

be hard (6)

12 Puts out and broadcasts on a higher level (8)

14 French refusal also to

perplex (7)

15 The way a nervous movement is not moving (6)

16 Superfluous ten toes

twiddling about (6)

18 Complaint which is

good and mature (5)

20 In Spanish, a mere

pretence (4)

2

5

6

QUICK

ACROSS

1 Brand of white

rum (7)

5 Diplomatic

helpers (5)

8 Astonish,

surprise (5)

9 Museum keeper (7)

10 Row, level (4)

11 Rushing (2,1,5)

13 Set on top of

something else (11)

17 Appoint, put

forward (8)

19 Manner (4)

21 Perfect person (7)

22 Animal of the

desert (5)

23 ___ bear, Arctic

animal (5)

24 Submitted and

returned (7)

DOWN

1 Sleeping ___, fairy

tale (6)

2 French castle (7)

3 Greatly regrets (4)

4 Discrepancy (13)

5 Blimps (8)

6 Dissuade,

discourage (5)

7 Aerosols (6)

12 Youngster approaching

adulthood (8)

14 Taken by force (7) 15 Quickly take advantage

of (4,2)

16 Got better (of an injury) (6) 18 Lesson of a story (5) 20 Measurement of land

area (4)