DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 European country not completely

in charge of print type (6)

5 Imitating a sharp ringing

sound (5)

9 Raise old boy onto front

of truck (5)

10 Pincers for kids (7)

11 Cut top off grilled bread

from oven (4) 12 I leave fix to Peg - that’s

witty talk (8)

16 Final stage of house

extension (4,7)

18 Story for mother,

perhaps (8)

21 Ken’s verbal refusal (4)

23 Small ring secured –

I’m ecstatic! (7)

24 Dwelling in Russia,

I agree to tea (5) 25 Was too curious

about lions, say (5)

26 End of day coming too soon, every twelve months (6) Downaway furniture to find

2 Reportedly dragged

fungus (9)

3 Dead, behind time (4)

4 Iron cot I make when Sean’s round for sweets (13)

6 Musician to just

beat hesitation (5)

7 Cheek never

turned (5)

8 Poison victory with

bad omen (5)

13 Experts at cards? (4)

14 Specialist to state following ethnic problem (9)

15 Caught in the rain,

softly cried (4)

17 Nervous, we attempt to hide perspiration (5)

19 Clear air

thereabout (5)

20 A student, single,

by himself (5)

22 Stored by android,

each thought (4)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1 Piece of music written for

a solo instrument (6)

5 Female horse under

the age of four (5)

9 Synchronise again (5)

10 Evil-doer (7)

11 Seven days (4)

12 Facade (8)

16 Senior bishop’s see (11)

18 Removed an upper

limit from (8)

21 Closed up (4)

23 Intimidate (7)

24 Up to the time of (5)

25 Dodge (5)

26 Deep ditch or furrow (6) Down

2 Pertaining to midwifery (9)

3 Industrious insects (4)

4 TV commercial (13)

6 Sound or fjord, eg (5)

7 Telling whoppers (5)

8 Menacing sound (5)

13 Winning margin in

a horse race (4)

14 Artist’s underlying principle (9)

15 Send across water (4)

17 Shoulder wrap (5)

19 Tummy button (5)

20 Biting, pungent (5)

22 Naked (4)