DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1 Grandfather clock for veteran? (3-5) 6 Notice clairvoyance has unhappy ending (4) 8 Rambling epic to be expressed in verse (6) 9 Telephone everybody taken in by vessel (4,2) 10 Country given a married chap held by US bureau (8)

13 Spear fish (4) 14 Shape displayed by ballroom dancers? (9) 17 Hill of sand, where nude changes (4) 18 Shortened commercial about river crossing (8) 19 Foolishly talk about one buccaneer (6) 21 Painting on skin, rubbish as well (6)

23 Short platform for deer (4) 24 Sailor’s pamphlet describes type of art (8)

Down

2 Sort of halo barely used! (6) 3 Bird spotted among the multitude (3)

4 Nut found in acid a mama stirred (9) 5 Proceeded to reveal mythical bird (3) 6 Solid shape is potentially solid pile (9) 7 Soft, then fortunate to be courageous (6) 11 Report covered Romeo’s crude weapon (9) 12 Painful problem of cooking Irish tart (9) 15 Person who barely exists? (6) 16 Brave enough conclusion to Unfinished Symphony (6) 20 Film alien has a letter from Greece (3) 22 Sticky stuff sweet, though not entirely (3)

QUICK CLUES Across

1 Three-sided figure (8)

6 Hit with the foot (4)

8 Part of speech indicating time, manner or place (6) 9 24 hours away from work (3,3) 10 Without mercy (8)

13 Rain heavily (4)

14 Victim of a seasonal hoax (5,4) 17 Circular token (4) 18 Puckered, pleated (8) 19 Confer (6)

21 Learner (6) 23 Legendary tale (4)

24 Old hat (8)

Down

2 Line drawn from the centre of a circle to the edge (6) 3 Gobbled up (3) 4 Incoherent with fear or shock (9) 5 Terminate (3)

6 Move made in typing (9) 7 Struck with the hand (6) 11 Children’s pavementjumping game (9) 12 Mesh to catch a faller (6,3) 15 Bingo’s highest number (6) 16 Save from danger (6) 20 Try to attract (3) 22 Going through (3)