DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 A secondary route overseas (6)

5 Post for workers (5)

9 Floating voter not hidden (5)

10 A draught excluder is the

temporary solution (7)

11 Lad keeps note in trunk (4)

12 Show the way to autograph

mail (8) 16 Brand card with a component,

to be serious (6,5)

18 Sort of medicine treating

itch with oils (8)

21 Wooden smile? (4)

23 Play in match and be

beaten (7)

24 Make merry over in bar (5)

25 Conceals identification

when he’s outside (5) 26 Stop and request

fabric (6)

Down

2 List baker

produces? (5,4)

3 Porridge or a toast soldier to start with? (4)

4 Made out to be

famous (13)

6 Fill to the brim, taking to little dog (3-2)

7 Is afraid, though

could be safer (5)

8 Seek votes in the

foyer (5)

13 Scruff in Vienna

personnel (4)

14 Sue’s lover

upset us (9)

15 Makes fun of

BBQ dish (4)

17 Stylish streetcars

turned up (5)

19 Some took a picture of the animal (5)

20 Films Bruce regularly to inspire (5)

22 Shellfish left

in river (4)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1 Piece of music written for

a solo instrument (6)

5 Pleasantly mild (5)

9 Adolescents (5)

10 Digression (7)

11 Comfort (4)

12 To do with trees (8)

16 Suitably paired (4,7)

18 Country with an elected

head of state (8)

21 Pack neatly away (4)

23 Consider, deem (7)

24 Oak’s seed (5) 25 Milky gems (5)

26 ___ of the Guard, Beefeaters (6) Down

2 Snore through an alarm! (9)

3 Besides, too (4)

4 As another idea (13)

6 Irate emotion (5)

7 Obsession (5)

8 Direct (5)

13 A single time (4)

14 Current conductor (9)

15 Lazy person (4)

17 Sound of a plucked string,

or a nasal tone (5)

19 Arrive (3,2)

20 Commonplace (5)

22 Dessert similar to tapioca (4)