Double Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Smear gold and black on divan (6)

5 Greedily consume some of his coffee (5) 9 Vessels taking sheep round river (5) 10 Welcomed new degree about time (7)

11 Dull boy cut short (4) 12 Prosperous, healthy commotion (4‑2‑2) 16 Fear wandering pair not tied (11)

18 One downcast when surrounded by whitish fence (8)

21 Short, short cheese (4) 23 A singular spectacle (7)

24 The Parisian seen in vehicle, it’s apparent (5)

25 Quietly puts down dramatic stories (5) 26 Crush fruit (6)

DOWN

2 Relocate, having converted Liberal regarding voting (9) 3 Turned up in Yugoslavia, too (4) 4 Craftily hide badge on cape through arrogance (3‑10)

6 Set of drawers that’s revolutionary by the way (5)

7 Demon to discover around the east (5) 8 Bacteria found right inside stones (5)

13 Many things to be sold (4)

14 Rouses old trouble without a scent (9) 15 Pass abandoned health resorts (4)

17 Back head of militia to update weapons (5) 19 A ring forming coral reef (5)

20 Creamy‑white plant containing gold (5) 22 Colour seen in The Crucible (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Proportion accepting an offer (6)

5 Animal’s bedding material (5)

9 Military time off (5) 10 Taught skills to (7) 11 Front of the lower leg (4)

12 Slope of a mound (8) 16 Male entrepreneur (11) 18 Covert (8)

21 Current of air (4) 23 Persuade (3,4)

24 Pull strenuously (5) 25 Animal emitting a foul smell (5)

26 Group whose hits include Hotel California (6)

DOWN

2 Empty remark (9)

3 Prayer’s final word (4) 4 Have a hearty

appetite (3,4,1,5)

6 Gemini symbol (5)

7 Change for the

better (5)

8 Strike noisily together (5)

13 Tie down tightly (4) 14 Devoid of life (9) 15 Bird’s beak (4) 17 Venomous snake (5) 19 Cogitate (5)

20 Garnish (5)

22 Steady engine sound (4)