Double Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Turn of phrase for

angelic being (6)

4 Prompt regarding

care (6)

8 Caught by foulsmelling weirdo (5)

9 A lucid sort, plus a co-presenter with

Tess (7)

10 English hog and sheep offering witty remark (7)

11 Song about lamps (5) 12 Keep gold one in

silent grand tomb (9) 17 Noblemen in front of

court? (5)

19 Spooky peacekeepers

getting shrewd (7)

21 Synthetic material seen in superb gallery (7)

22 Unacceptable idea one

rejected (3,2)

23 The Spanish needed to support shrub and wheat measure (6)

24 Martyr Anthony a

bit of a despot (6)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Discontent (6)

4 OK to consume (6) 8 Basil-based Italian

sauce (5)

9 Betting person (7) 10 Funeral

procession (7)

11 Plotted figures on

two axes (5)

12 Bungle (9)

17 Shade of brown (5) 19 Wounded (7)

21 Shiver with

horror (7)

22 Old US sitcom,

___ Lucy (1,4)

23 Reflexive

pronoun (6)

24 Affirm, bear

witness (6)

DOWN

1 Little bag bringing pain,

in the way (6)

2 Practicality is in the

kingdom (7)

3 Rod’s game of

cards (5)

5 Specimen old

enough (7)

6 Country needs

redistribution in aid (5) 7 My goodness, there’s a marine entering river (4,2)

9 Firm politician has nothing but confident sangfroid (9)

13 Outclass sage

(put out) (7)

14 By motorway tent, brewing a beverage (4,3)

15 Scribble on bud

Abe broke (6)

16 Reportedly ring

a bird (6)

18 Staggers through

the dances (5)

20 Last two of juicy

sweets? (5)

DOWN

1 Remove the stitching

from (6)

2 Speaker’s platform (7)

3 Land by the edge

of the sea (5)

5 Harmed, impaired (7)

6 Tree yielding a very

light wood (5)

7 Coarse, bawdy (6)

9 Member of the Guards (9) 13 Pastry roll filled

with fruit (7)

14 Soft lower part of the

listening organ (3,4)

15 Cereal, fruit and nut

breakfast dish (6)

16 Commercial (6)

18 State of melancholy (5)

20 Place where bones

connect (5)