DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS DOWN

1 Shrinking horror develops 1 Selected for the team, but gradually (6) beaten (6) 2 Make an accusation. would 4 They get a corresponding rather make an assault (6,1,6) licking (6) 3 Addition that would be 9 Notes from it could shock, of unusual if it were ordinary (5) course (8,5) 5 Hot spots: the theme’s about 10 Make ready by peeling right (7) beforehand? (7) 6 The elements in a rage attractively? 11 The cards I give out couldn’t (8,5) be better? (5) 7 One on the shelf, perhaps (6) 12 Wireless, yet exotic, ‘air-do? 8 He walks without hitch (5)

(5) 13 Set on fire through dieting? 14 Art is on the move (5) (7)

18 Pale like a bird (5) 15 Fifty idiots of girls (6)

19 100 and 15 to be taught (7) 16 One card torn up with

21 So got this turn, somehow, pungent result (5) to settle matters? (4,6,3) 17 Since the thing exists 22 Sober, excited, yet sad (6) without alteration.. (2,2,2) 23 100 lights for holding things20 ...glean it could be together (6) heavenly being (5)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Dangerous

(6)

4 Spruce (6)

9 Ornamentation (13)

10 Snake (7) 11 Build (5) 12 Nip (5) 14 Send (5) 18 Intelligence (5)

19 Draw (7) 21 Prosaic (13) 22 Signify (6) 23 Streamer

(6)

DOWN

1 Restless (6) 2 Inferiority (13) 3 Treacherous (5) 5 Accomplish (7) 6 Forethought (13)

7 Twirl (6) 8 Hilarity (5) 13 Touch (7) 15 Be plentiful (6)

16 Madness (5) 17 Scattered (6)

We have found 36 words that can be made from the letters in the square, each of which uses the letter in the middle and contains at least four letters. We challenge you to beat this, and also to make at least one nine-letter word. No abbreviations, initials or foreign words unless they form words in everyday use. No plurals.

Good 24; very good 29; excellent 36.