Double Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Morning before US president produced sudden attack (6)

4 Bring something to a halt – to pits, perhaps (4,2)

9 In favour of Church

Army (5)

10 It’s your own concern

to be watchful (4,3)

11 Hundred and one on

back of water tank (7) 12 Unit of heat in other

measurements (5)

13 Authoritative stuff

about soldiers (11)

18 Alan’s smashed up

about the nose (5)

20 Turning bluer with the

Spanish disease (7)

22 Raised flat area where

petal turning gold (7) 23 Greet foreign

wading bird (5)

24 Belief is held by

those people (6)

25 Pelted in street by one

on back of moped (6)

DOWN

1 Act on move (6)

2 Cake is thanks to espresso-maker (7)

3 Reportedly influenced by material (5)

5 Stagger around river with pig’s foot (7)

6 Quietly got up to make ordinary speech (5)

7 Carry manuscript with tribal symbols (6)

8 Neutral map I constructed which displays a starscape (11)

14 One apprentice left with head complaint (7)

15 Splashed oil near wing flap (7)

16 Old vessel for his nibs? (6)

17 Worker captured by Communist talked wildly (6)

19 Small amount of water to satisfy (5)

21 Beastly cry as table turns (5)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Viewpoint (6)

4 Fallen into disuse (6)

9 Delicious (5)

10 One ostracised by society (7)

11 Sacred, hallowed (7)

12 Fire residue (5)

13 Adjustment in a currency rate (11)

18 Consume all of (3,2)

20 Hijacker’s prisoner (7)

22 Unpleasant facial expression (7)

23 In being (5)

24 In a mess, disorderly (6)

25 Abundance (6)

DOWN

1 Painter, eg (6)

2 Compliant (7)

3 Underground

tomb area (5)

5 Lure (7)

6 Break (5)

7 Loathe (6)

8 Girl whom you present

at baptism (3-8)

14 Commend (7)

15 Acclaim (7)

16 Martial art using

blows and kicks (4,2) 17 Put right (6)

19 Oust from your

home (5)

21 Tiny (5)