Bath Chronicle

Cryptic Quick

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This two-speed crossword has two sets of clues, but just one grid. If you can’t solve the Cryptic clues, try the Quick.

Across

4. Bird of peace – the variety that’s cool to the end (7)

8. Muscular pains given by many slopes (6)

9. Girl at Number Five writes a little book (7)

10. Smooth guy – from Texas, perhaps? (6)

11. Chant like one after scrap tin (6)

12. Vessels that had some atmosphere about them (8)

18. The Colorado – not the Yellow (3,5)

20. Rascal I pursue for seafood (6)

21. Collision in the billiard room (6)

22. Place to become a beast (7)

23. Too pat a variety of tuber (6)

24. Hit out and belted about a half-century (7)

Down

1. Student shows mark, takes in a little holiday (7)

2. It’s disappoint­ing if a rule is broken (7)

3. A sensation – in the swimming pool, perhaps? (6)

5. I goes and gets twisted painful like (8)

6. Entertains and possibly cures (6)

7. In other words, it isn’t sea! (6)

13. Mad about equipment to bring water to the land (8)

14. Holiday ambition requiring turning out in the sunshine (4,3)

15. Metal bar for stern rulers? (4,3)

16. Gathering of big fish – where 1 Dn. may be seen? (6)

17. Remains after the fire has died down (6)

19. Explanatio­n about an offspring (6)

Across

4. Pigeon breed (7)

8. Muscle contractio­ns (6)

9. Short fictional work (7)

10. Well owner (6)

11. Chant (6)

12. Dirigibles (8)

18. US waterway (3,5)

20. Battered prawns (6)

21. Artillery weapon (6)

22. Ferret relative (7)

23. Vegetable (6)

24. Gashed (7)

Down

1. Pupil (7)

2. Fiasco, defeat (7)

3. Spatter liquid (6)

5. Suffered (8)

6. Handles (6)

7. Eyot (6)

13. Water (8)

14. All-over bronzing (4,3)

15. Metal pole (4,3)

16. Educationa­l establishm­ent (6)

17. Glowing coals (6)

19. Motive (6)

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