DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Wide street leads

to theatre district ( 8)

6 Hopes one holds of

making money ( 4)

8 Learnt about part of a deer ( 6)

9 Kate takes in artist as form

of self- defence ( 6)

10 Reserve pope from

the outskirts ( 8) 13 Recognised Newton

in gardens ( 4)

14 Embellished his garden

rocks ( 9)

17 Some fantastic vino ( 4)

18 Sort of medicine treating

itch with oils ( 8)

19 Goes over again about

female rabbits ( 6)

21 No great initial drink goes

to head ( 6) 23 Copies part of

tapestries ( 4) 24 A problem for

kippers? ( 8)

Down

2 Had none left, so departed quickly? ( 3,3)

3 Everyone shouted

for tool ( 3)

4 DIY apparatus

to go to form ( 9)

5 Kay moved

the beast ( 3)

6 Areas kept free

for tropical birds ( 9)

7 Put golf peg beside

piece of furniture ( 6)

11 Sum a union distributed as agreed ( 9)

12 Young birds sent off with learner sing badly ( 9)

15 Shake please,

when dozing ( 6)

16 One below border, fashionable Italian resort ( 6)

20 Glide over snow

in this kingdom ( 3)

22 Sports hall for little

James, we hear ( 3)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1 In mint condition ( 5,3)

6 Rounders position ( 4)

8 Carps ( at) ( 6)

9 Confection made with

nuts and cherries ( 6)

10 Albumen ( 3,5)

13 Metal tube for gas ( 4)

14 Lacking confidence ( 9)

17 Disc struck for dinner ( 4)

18 Alarmed ( 8)

19 Acid neutraliser ( 6)

21 Within a building ( 6)

23 Coloured part of the eye ( 4)

24 Eager attitude ( 8)

Down

2 Fail to honour ( 6)

3 Bite, peck ( 3)

4 Unpleasant

atmosphere ( 9)

5 Come first ( in a race) ( 3)

6 First draft ( 9)

7 Boggy underfoot ( 6)

11 Drinking vessel ( 4,5)

12 Hand over to a foreign

government for trial ( 9)

15 Hair- curler ( 6)

16 Discharges from

army service ( 6)

20 Sort, kind ( 3)

22 College fellow ( 3)