Quick clues

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Californian rights to return

food (6)

4 Change gear in fury (4)

7 Run around one derelict

building (4)

8 Chap has time to run (6)

9 Element of victory? (4)

10 Not far from one

argument (4)

12 Student notices

youngsters (4)

14 Atmosphere in Cairo (3)

16 Law-breaking tool (3)

17 Time in a trance, say (4)

20 Race around tree (4)

23 Summon an errand boy (4) 24 Mused about a Greek

monster (6)

25 Formerly in concert (4)

26 Loaned the French book (4) 27 Discover the truth about

Ted, etc (6)

DOWN

1 Arrived and left an

animal (5)

2 Called for a step (4)

3 Time to tear into fashion (5) 4 Brigade’s capital (4)

5 Geek lost a krona (6)

6 Berry Senior (5)

11 Notice eastern agent (4)

13 Maiden’s attendant (4)

15 Emblem on a bottle (6)

16 Shock a quiet friend (5)

18 Dream about having

weapons (5)

19 Swiss painting is a

picture (5)

21 Incentive to have money (4) 22 Animal worn on the

foot? (4)

ACROSS

DOWN

1 Root vegetable (6) 1 Ship of the

4 Anger (4) desert (5)

7 Spoil (4) 2 Ladder part (4)

8 Cope (6) 3 Fad (5)

9 Precious metal (4) 4 Latvian city (4)

10 Close (4) 5 Waterproof

12 Youths (4) jacket (6)

14 Manner (3) 6 Church official (5) 16 Pointed tool (3) 11 Catch sight of (4) 17 Parts of a week (4) 13 Assistant (4)

20 Decorative maple (4) 15 Wide bottle (6)

23 Book part (4) 16 Horrify (5)

24 Gorgon (6) 18 Carrying a gun (5) 25 On a single 19 Map (5)

occasion (4) 21 US coin (4)

26 Christian fast (4) 22 Beast of

27 Find out (6) burden (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror