DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES
Across
1 I’m about to be covered in
purple volcanic stone ( 6)
4 Sad soldier in endless
song ( 6)
9 Endless debatable point is
low ( 3)
10 Statement of regret offered for
a loose pig out of control ( 9)
11 Inventory includes final letter
for composer ( 5)
12 Place to see dramatic
operations? ( 7)
14 With nothing to do and so alone, date mixed up ( 2,1,5,3)
17 Not unhappy with coloured
whisky bottled ( 3- 4)
18 Unfinished cupboard
nearby ( 5)
20 Great Scot! Awful country
residents ( 9)
22 Chief cooker ( 3) 23 Smaller part of wedding cake, popular for eating ( 6)
24 Push to fiery remains on yoga retreat ( 6)
Down
1 Spot politician in
stately home ( 6)
2 Anchors on open
heaths ( 5)
3 Tea, it’ll brew in New York and French town ( 9)
5 Animal makes
sound of regret ( 3)
6 Knitted singlet to
sparkle ( 7)
7 A sect, maybe, or
social class ( 5)
8 Infantryman is
twelve- inch ant ( 4,7)
13 Tasks and duties surrounding late queen ( 9)
15 Push one’s luck, getting rugby score with not one turnover ( 3,2,2)
16 Act placidly to render motionless ( 6)
17 Old money invested
in education ( 5)
19 One short tune being
broadcast ( 2,3)
21 Time to grow old ( 3)
QUICK CLUES
Across
1 Fellow actor or actress in
a film or play ( 2- 4)
4 Vacant ( eyed) ( 6)
9 Reverence ( 3)
10 Rich bakery product ( 5,4)
11 Board ( a bus or train) ( 3,2)
12 Receiving meagre wages ( 3- 4)
14 Dairy product similar to
mascarpone ( 5,6)
17 Make a remark ( 7)
18 Respected aged member of
the community ( 5)
20 Tall lean breed of racing dog ( 9)
22 Wine, in France ( 3)
23 Quit a job ( 6) 24 Hair hanging over the
forehead ( 6)
Down
1 Make alterations to ( 6)
2 Cereal grain tolerated by
those with wheat allergies ( 5)
3 Creature’s limb ( 9)
5 Box cover ( 3)
6 Popular edible fish ( 3,4)
7 Chance of getting a fruit
from a leaf ( in Minecraft) ( 5)
8 Two- faced ( 11)
13 Temporary resident of
a town ( 9)
15 Baby’s garment ( 7)
16 Dazed state ( 6)
17 Havana, cheroot, etc ( 5)
19 Long backless couch ( 5)
21 Embrace ( 3)