Double Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 Grandfather clock

for veteran? (3-5)

6 Notice clairvoyance has unhappy ending (4)

8 Rambling epic to be

expressed in verse (6) 9 Telephone everybody

taken in by vessel (4,2) 10 Country given a married chap held by US bureau (8)

13 Spear fish (4)

14 Shape displayed by

ballroom dancers? (9) 17 Hill of sand, where

nude changes (4)

18 Shortened commercial

about river crossing (8) 19 Foolishly talk about

one buccaneer (6)

21 Painting on skin,

rubbish as well (6)

23 Short platform for

deer (4)

24 Sailor’s pamphlet describes type of art (8) DOWN 2 Sort of halo barely

used! (6)

3 Bird spotted among

the multitude (3)

4 Nut found in acid

a mama stirred (9)

5 Proceeded to reveal

mythical bird (3)

6 Solid shape is

potentially solid pile (9) 7 Soft, then fortunate

to be courageous (6) 11 Report covered Romeo’s crude weapon (9)

12 Painful problem of

cooking Irish tart (9)

15 Person who barely

exists? (6)

16 Brave enough conclusion to Unfinished

Symphony (6)

20 Took food back to

Greek character (3)

22 Sticky stuff sweet,

though not entirely (3) QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Three-sided figure (8) 6 Hit with the foot (4)

8 Part of speech indicating time, manner or place (6)

9 24 hours away from

work (3,3)

10 Without mercy (8)

13 Rain heavily (4)

14 Victim of a seasonal

hoax (5,4)

17 Circular token (4)

18 Puckered, pleated (8) 19 Confer (6)

21 Learner (6)

23 Legendary tale (4)

24 Old hat (8)

DOWN

2 Line drawn from the centre of a circle to the edge (6)

3 Gobbled up (3)

4 Incoherent with fear

or shock (9)

5 Terminate (3)

6 Move made in typing (9) 7 Struck with the hand (6) 11 Children’s pavement

jumping game (9)

12 Mesh to catch

a faller (6,3)

15 Bingo’s highest

number (6)

16 Save from danger (6) 20 Try to attract (3)

22 Going through (3)