DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1 Morning before US president produced sudden attack (6)

4 Bring something to a halt – to pits, perhaps (4,2)

9 In favour of Church Army (5)

10 It’s your own concern to be watchful (4,3)

11 Hundred and one on back of water tank (7)

12 Unit of heat in other measurements (5)

13 Authoritative stuff about soldiers (11)

18 Alan’s smashed up about the nose (5)

20 Turning bluer with the Spanish disease (7)

22 Raised flat area where petal turning gold (7)

23 Greet foreign wading bird (5)

24 Belief is held by those people (6)

25 Pelted in street by one on back of moped (6)

Down

1 Act on move (6)

2 Cake is thanks to espresso-maker (7)

3 Reportedly influenced by material (5)

5 Stagger around river with pig’s foot (7)

6 Quietly got up to make ordinary speech (5)

7 Carry manuscript with tribal symbols (6)

8 Neutral map I constructed which displays a starscape (11)

14 One apprentice left with head complaint (7)

15 Splashed oil near wing flap (7)

16 Old vessel for his nibs? (6)

17 Worker captured by Communist talked wildly (6)

19 Small amount of water to satisfy (5)

21 Beastly cry as table turns (5)

QUICK CLUES Across

1 Viewpoint (6)

4 Fallen into disuse (6)

9 Delicious (5)

10 One ostracised by society (7)

11 Sacred, hallowed (7)

12 Fire residue (5)

13 Adjustment in a currency rate (11)

18 Consume all of (3,2)

20 Hijacker’s prisoner (7)

22 Unpleasant facial expression (7)

23 In being (5)

24 In a mess, disorderly (6)

25 Abundance (6)

Down

1 Painter, eg (6)

2 Compliant (7)

3 Underground tomb area (5)

5 Lure (7)

6 Break (5)

7 Loathe (6)

8 Girl whom you present at baptism (3-8)

14 Commend (7)

15 Acclaim (7)

16 Martial art using blows and kicks (4,2)

17 Put right (6)

19 Oust from your home (5)

21 Tiny (5)