DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1 Last of letters written by creep with bad handwriting ( 6)

4 Where houses are English, say ( 6)

8 Walked and quietly made unreturnable shot ( 5)

9 Taken on by German, a German administrator ( 7)

10 Two cricketing terms go on too long ( 7)

11 Co- ordinate neckwear, fashionable ( 3- 2)

12 Suspect trickery and stream out, but keep everybody back ( 5,1,3)

17 Saying American lawyer is in time ( 5)

19 Short silver lilac all melting like ice? ( 7)

21 Plainer sort of chocolate filling ( 7) 22 Mean and easily headed off ( 5)

23 Bit of fire has hampered further change ( 6)

24 Financial shark, for all to see, gets more confident ( 6)

Down

1 Draw off some gossip, honestly ( 6)

2 Fiddles game ( 7)

3 Bird raised among hundred, a waterbird ( 5)

5 US politician’s treason unravelled ( 7)

6 Fish to hang with head removed ( 5)

7 Stray with chore ( 6)

9 Lengthy speech and single record heard ( 9)

13 Foes see me in trouble ( 7)

14 Lurching tourist ( 7)

15 For each to hold a politician to spoil ( 6)

16 Soft coat for sportsperson ( 6)

18 An area of the North Sea covered with water ( 5)

20 A jib raised has another name ( 5)

QUICK CLUES Across

1 Breathe ( 6)

4 Maintain, preserve ( 4,2)

8 Beginning ( 5)

9 Long- eared dog ( 7)

10 Biology, physics etc ( 7)

11 Non- reacting ( gas) ( 5)

12 Innocent ( 9)

17 Yellow or red pigment ( 5)

19 Cooking of a particular

country ( 7)

21 Exceptional,

distinguished ( 7)

22 Kilt fold ( 5)

23 Jupiter or Earth, eg ( 6)

24 Aircraft without an engine ( 6)

Down

1 Demand, stand

firm ( 6)

2 Warming ( 7)

3 Admit ( 3,2)

5 Look at closely ( 7)

6 Choice, select ( 5)

7 Civil ( 6)

9 Disbelieving ( 9)

13 Make a list ( 7)

14 Vicar’s salary ( 7)

15 Idle talk ( 6)

16 Drink of the gods ( 6)

18 ‘ Laughing’ carnivore ( 5)

20 Oblige ( 5)