Double Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Mates at sea on

Queen Elizabeth, a ship (7)

5 Soldier in wild sea needs protection (5) 8 Horrid North American, dirty home (5)

9 Current subject, Capone? (7)

10 Sharpen with weight, but not loud (4) 11 American leaves blameless, hence great musician (8)

13 Lack of thanks, ring removed, hostile manner? Time to leave! (11)

17 They offer protection from French crooked dealers (8)

19 Port in a study (4) 21 Legendary island is lacking a state capital (7)

22 Back in hide, see game birds (5)

23 Son hurried to shop (5) 24 Longed to convert deanery (7)

DOWN

1 Is coming up with information on fibrous tissues (6)

2 Nearest manoeuvres in Japan, perhaps (7) 3 Love month first, here in Ireland (4)

4 Tonic from a shop? (6,7)

5 Desire a penny with little in France (8) 6 Lizard or ring‑tailed gull (5)

7 Promptly gripped aluminium bar (6) 12 I leave religious service to get military weapons (8)

14 Anger at faulty object gone wrong (7)

15 Lofty principles of spoilt ladies (6) 16 Fashionable act? Certainly! (6)

18 Silly fool carrying one sheet (5)

20 Diagram lacking cloudy city (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Put on public display (7)

5 Public transport vehicles (5) 8 Shipyard bolt (5) 9 Garbage (7)

10 Break in friendly relations (4)

11 Paint remover (8) 13 Prejudice (11) 17 Brawny, sinewy (8) 19 Central male character (4)

21 Extremely cold (7) 22 Hard‑wearing material (5)

23 Person who has settled overseas (5) 24 Shifty behaviour (7)

DOWN

1 The Comedy of ___, Shakespeare play (6) 2 Enjoy yourself (4,3) 3 City on the River

Avon (4)

4 Reverse a situation (4,3,6) 5 Relating to the Old or New Testaments (8) 6 Stint (5)

7 Field, domain (6) 12 Appealing to a mass audience (8)

14 Wash thoroughly (7) 15 Political exile (6) 16 Universe regarded as an orderly harmonious whole (6)

18 Inundate (5)

20 Gently swirl (4)