Double Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Nuns’ relatives (7)

5 Romantically flee with insect-free animal? (5) 8 Part of machine arsonist gets closer to (5)

9 Ruled it must be checked, we hear (7) 10 Cable is part of property (4) 11 Mischievous child with cord, right and wrong (8)

13 One making advances (11)

17 Two beginners sit in committee’s posts (8) 19 Infection causing some misty eyesight? (4) 21 Noon gig wrongly continuing (7)

22 Ready followers you can count on at night (5)

23 Taxi not available to return meat (5)

24 New kit, let’s knock down (7)

DOWN

1 Guard seen initially by doorway (6)

2 Meat inside unfinished cutlery item, or bathroom item (7) 3 Otherwise Lee’s coming round (4)

4 Dish from GS, eg (9,4) 5 Garment I designed for one who moves abroad (8)

6 King George leaves adult to confess (3,2) 7 Shipyard workers head off with senior people (6)

12 Diplomatic mission transferred to

Ealing (8)

14 Beg for some proven treatment (7) 15 Incorporate sailor’s sphere (6)

16 Small pastry features in sentimental film (6) 18 Good sense to record

I, Claudius’ opening (5) 20 Wine, remove top of final one (4)