DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC ACROSS
1 Give one’s word in a tight situation (6)
4 Snub defenders of economies (8)
10 Evenly affect strand or tuft of hair on a horse (7) 11 Look to attendant for percolation (7)
12 Publicity stopper (4) 13 Promise to cart off less? (9)
16 Range of fancy crumpets (8)
17 Crept off to work in winter transport (6)
19 Instructions to pierce parts (6)
21 Commons served with the last of the turtle soup (8) 24 Colours moral principles (9)
25 Designated to catch annoying insect (4)
28 Sicken when vessel is caught in swell (4,3) 29 Nature running wild behind seafront promenade (7)
30 Throwing praise at scrounger (8)
31 Harp on shutting front lock (6)
DOWN
1 Blow father’s shot at tart’s crusty bits (4,6)
2 Break in and buckle under it (7)
3 Headgear for a gang member (4)
5 Plentiful steroids overrunning the province (6) 6 He’s stabler after treatment, though gasping for air (10)
7 Fall apart as mug concealed torment (5,2) 8 Tissue typing included some fat from the loins (4) 9 Enough to be drunk on cocktail in wicked container (7)
14 Giant puts up and undoes assemblage (10)
15 Confused user supported arrival of risky businesses (10)
18 Least friendly to be led astray in price (7)
20 Retrace processes of food supplier (7)
22 Half of mast eaten out by marine creature (7) 23 Condescended to make a swift diversion (3,3) 26 Second best block (4) 27 Pretty well endless desert (4)
QUICK ACROSS
1 Take on, receive (6) 4 Opinionated, doctrinaire (8)
10 Junction with a side road (7)
11 Muster (7)
12 Small particles of stone (4)
13 Lie (9)
16 Lacking any inessential features (2-6)
17 Change to ice (6) 19 Irrigation channel (6) 21 Seal with an incised design (8)
24 Anglers (9)
25 A twelfth of a foot (4) 28 Underwater breathing tube (7)
29 Memorable saying (7) 30 Took exception to (8) 31 Frenetic (6)
DOWN
1 Arouse opposition (10) 2 Welsh capital (7) 3 Swimming arena (4) 5 Monstrous female (6) 6 Harmonica (5,5)
7 Young frog (7)
8 Replica (4)
9 Friendly, cordial (7) 14 Traveller seeking free rides (10)
15 Fearing foreigners (10) 18 Dishevelled (7) 20 Unvarying, consistent (7) 22 Merciful, forbearing (7) 23 Metal screen (6) 26 Second-hand (4) 27 Change residence (4)