Double Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Kept happy with notice about cause of inspiration (6)

5 Old lover who used to

be hot? (5)

9 Conditions some

school periods (5)

10 Bit of trouble when

behind at tennis? (7) 11 Spoilt child at the heart

of celebrations (4)

12 Dyer can travel round lake and remove dirt (3‑5)

16 Park one in cycle shed built with vivid colour (11)

18 Greatly admire tea,

never blended (8)

21 Goodness me! We’ve

caught a duck (4)

23 Serpent at sea can

make one tense (7)

24 Blade goes up and

down (5)

25 Needs unusual

compact (5)

26 Take away CD,

duet awful (6)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Canvas covering (6)

5 Second meal of the day,

usually (5)

9 Name of a book, film or

song (5)

10 Poorly brought up (3‑4) 11 Woodland flowerless

plant (4)

12 Produce, give rise to (8) 16 Flying rug (5,6)

18 Carry on, persevere (8) 21 Theory (4)

23 Tooth specialist (7)

24 At the front (5)

25 Steps for climbing over

a wall or fence (5)

26 Gyrate, twirl (6)

DOWN

2 Wrongdoing?

It’s normal, unfortunately (6,3)

3 Band in Kansas,

here (4)

4 Lost antidote dries

out (13)

6 Badge left on the third

man (5)

7 Ah, commander turns

up with coffee (5)

8 Container in ship for

cigarette ends (5)

13 About to chop and

munch (4)

14 Magnetic around

one – mysterious! (9) 15 Expert right by tree (4) 17 Idiot takes article from

European city (5)

19 Weird bird’s nest, by

the sound of it (5)

20 Relaxes in azaleas,

escaping (5)

22 Grating feature of

crossword? (4)

DOWN

2 Pipe leading into the

kitchen (5,4)

3 Chilled (4)

4 Radioactivity

gauge (6,7)

6 Dark‑brown pigment (5) 7 Peak, summit (5)

8 Difficult to bend (5)

13 Body parts with

lobes (4)

14 Slight change (9)

15 Iconic small motor

vehicle (4)

17 Chinese black and

white mammal (5)

19 Done openly,

unconcealed (5)

20 Final tally (5)

22 Cardinal point (4)