DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across 1 Cathy's cryptic craft ( 6)

4 Possibly get a gold finish

on cake ( 6)

8 Bloodier less often ( 5)

9 Line catching stray

dog ( 7)

10 Diffusion of moss is

nothing to worry about ( 7)

11 Bewildered on the

water ( 2,3) 12 Coach trim subtly

coloured ( 9)

17 Splendour of intricate lace

with tidy edge ( 5)

19 Tearing apart, more

spicy ( 7)

21 Sentimental crush around

week one ( 7)

22 Quickly spreading rumours

begin when bottled ( 5)

23 Temperature of the city

seen in Sikh headgear ( 6) 24 Sentimental lady initially held to be careless ( 6)

Down

1 Returning worry about a plant ( 6)

2 Back in Bergerac, I'm a recycler of pottery ( 7)

3 Rubber? Some normality restored! ( 5)

5 Side by side with a piece of chicken ( 7)

6 Point to images and long stories ( 5)

7 Lauren, strangely

artificial ( 6)

9 Try out striker,

an international ( 4,5)

13 Drunk retains

drink ( 7)

14 Tweet Greek character backing happy sound ( 7)

15 Ornamental drapery from temple? ( 6)

16 Before recovery, nil

by mouth ( 6)

18 More gloomy

cow? ( 5)

20 New book ( 5)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1 Tall thin tree ( 6)

4 Became invalid ( 6)

8 Soft flat hat ( 5)

9 Blowing ( 7)

10 Young of a maned

animal ( 4,3)

11 Ringing instruments ( 5)

12 Willing attribute ( 9)

17 In golf, two under par ( 5)

19 Confiscate ( 7)

21 Relating to external

stimulation ( 7)

22 Private instructor or

coach ( 5)

23 Variety of apple ( 6)

24 Offspring of two different species ( 6)

Down

1 Shingly ( 6)

2 Reception room ( 7)

3 Roof space ( 5)

5 Genial ( 7)

6 Overflow ( 5)

7 Absorb ( 6)

9 Advertising ( 9)

13 Formidable ( 7)

14 Walk casually ( 7)

15 Expurgator ( 6)

16 Venerated ( 6)

18 Group consisting of closely

related species ( 5)

20 Joanna Lumley's Ab Fab role ( 5)