DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1 Panda quits north returns to back street and evolves (6) 4 Hard to get right in container (6) 8 Sailor is back first for stringed instrument (5)

9 Terrible cruelty in producing tableware (7)

10 Let bean decompose defensible? (7) 11 State short of sodium for country (5) 12 Symbolically calculated by boy with broken rib cage (9)

17 Repeat broadcast on the subject of cricket score (5) 19 Only dug out of evil (7) 21 In favour of desire to stretch (7)

22 Home leased in bay (5) 23 Nonchalant sort of labourer (6) 24 Person studying gets two poor grades in the end (6)

Down

1 Effects as groups (6) 2 Aerial worker and girl put up (7) 3 Beat from heart or pulse? Both right, perhaps (5) 5 Drink could be nastier (7) 6 Overturn object after getting out of bed (2-3) 7 Prime time for making dried grass, so it’s said (6) 9 Circulating brochure with good port (9) 13 Moved gold on a boat (7) 14 Embraced clue with three D’s, cryptically (7)

15 Hot and humid weather finally in issue (6) 16 Shellfish consumed by boy’s terrapin (6) 18 Beginnings of twisted torso (5) 20 Loud men make an appearance (5)

QUICK CLUES Across

1 Hint, warning (3-3) 4 Variety of outdoor bath (3,3) 8 Funeral hymn (5)

9 Small clump of trees (7) 10 Clean (clothes) (7) 11 Shackles (5)

12 Dilute hair dye for covering grey (4,5)

17 Common flower in Holland (5) 19 Chip-shop sausage (7) 21 Blind alley (4,3)

22 Thick soft quilt used instead of blankets (5)

23 Large seas (6) 24 Double-size champagne bottle (6)

Down

1 Walk like a baby (6) 2 Upset (7) 3 Meadow (5) 5 Personal judgement (7) 6 Argentinian dance (5) 7 Youthful (6)

9 Taken aback (9) 13 Countless (7) 14 Invigorate (7) 15 Atelier (6) 16 Method (6)

18 Go, depart (5) 20 Colourless spirit (5)