Sunderland Echo

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across

1. Way over the mountains, presumably (4,4)

5. Part of the Cannibal Islands in Indonesia (4)

9. A slight legato effect (4)

10. Desert transport for moving houses (8)

11. Enumerates the venues for the tournament (5)

12. Calling for a taxi – when it is doing this in the winter? (7)

13. A source of current attraction (13)

18. Seen in sackcloth, a riotous libertine (8)

19. The bearing of a person sounds parsimonio­us (4)

20. Gasp about complete necklace (7)

21. Prohibit nearly everything commonplac­e (5)

22. Takes the fare (4)

23. Scarcely incline to one in crafty setting (8)

Down

2. Unfortunat­e dispositio­n of estate showing malice (3,4)

3. Eric gets involved with the non-conformist (7)

4. Historical­ly ill-timed (13)

6. Nights associated with Scheheraza­de... (7)

7. ...showing imaginativ­e perception in visual range (7)

8. The greatest numbers will provide a guiding principle to the first letter (6)

13. Surpass a natural phenomenon (7)

14. Incorporat­ed in a different text, but no longer in being (7)

15. They provide capital adornments (6)

16. Although associated with clubs and bars, someone in good physical shape! (7)

17. As a pupil I make a raucous noise, one hears (7)

QUICK CLUES:

Across

1. Crafty trick (8) 5. Breeding farm (4)

9. Employer (4)

10. Incursion (5)

11. Purloin (5)

12. In the fashion (1,2,4)

13. Thoughtful­ness (13)

18. Charm (8)

19. Bird's home (4)

20. View (7)

21. Flaming (5)

22. Ancient Roman garment (4)

23. Protected (8)

Down

2. An Italian dish (7)

3. Raids (7)

4. Regaining health (13)

6. North African port (7)

7. Dark cell (7)

8. North American country (6)

13. Cigar (7)

14. Nil (7)

15. Sloping type (6)

16. Stress (7)

17. See (7)

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