Double Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Dog restricted by lead, it’s said wisely? (7)

5 Sauce! Keeping very soft and sentimental (5)

8 In a nutshell, utterly reversed material (5)

9 Female leaves social event with ointment (7)

10 Still curtailed sporting fixture (4)

11 Casual start to competition by a spineless match official (8)

13 Deadline for entries sent long-distance with no name (7,4)

17 Stop to use the whole suitcase? (4,2,2)

19 Holiday complex, better around beginning of May (4)

21 Cut off short, feel ill (7)

22 It doesn’t make a sound when dropped (5)

23 Good man isn’t a convert (5)

24 Initially start, if unsure (2,5)

DOWN

1 Felt sorry for investigator bound with rope (6)

2 Lubricating instructions become a bore (3,4)

3 Seeing things (4)

4 Shrub could be valuable, in I go! (13)

5 Comes after flourishes (8)

6 Previous member of an order (5)

7 Pulled American journalist (6)

12 Partisan reformed by candidate (8)

14 Piece of land‚ – or what goes on it (7)

15 Ages taken to reconstruct Cheops (6)

16 Result of firing skywards? (6)

18 Bird goes back to soldier and dog (5)

20 UK river in Staffordshire (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Large jug (7)

5 Fashion (5)

8 Breathing organs (5)

9 Not the same (7)

10 Story (4)

11 Strongly criticise (3,3,2)

13 Referee (11)

17 Deserter, renegade (8)

19 Thought (4)

21 Japanese paper-folding (7)

22 Big ___, fairground ride (5)

23 Wear away (5)

24 Every evening (7)

DOWN

1 Roof of the mouth (6)

2 Twisted, knotted (7)

3 Dry covering of a seed (4)

4 Process of bringing back together (13)

5 Abstaining from alcohol (8)

6 Explode, as a volcano (5)

7 Remove (a computer file, eg) (6)

12 Buy (8)

14 One of a broken set (7)

15 In residence (2,4)

16 Castle wall (6)

18 Large African mammal (5)

20 Take a gulp (4)