DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

26

Across

1 Don stumbled with a cry

of pain (6)

5 Ain’t going to first sinner and

good person (5)

9 The point in question is

a little girl (5)

10 Below fifty per cent?

Very much so! (3,4)

11 Sword going into orange peel (4) 12 Crosby receives less

approval (8)

16 Eg parochial sort of

island chain (11)

18 Science of force and motion, which is biblical cows and muscular twitches! (8)

21 Hold back for a sneaky

look (4)

23 Uproar half a baguette

causes in kitchen area (7) 24 Funny old penny

loaf (5)

25 Corroded under

silver stone (5)

26 Unsettle noisy Arab

leader (6) Downserenade outside

2 Singer performing

hospital (2,7)

3 Told fibs about

overturning deli (4)

4 Coastal workers’

footwear (6-7)

6 Longs for short

game (5)

7 Some funny, long stocking material (5)

8 Motorist didn’t

start in stream (5)

13 QC of the second

kind (4)

14 Points inside, wildly looking for warm place (9)

15 Tiny amount of

spoken humour (4)

17 Headcase? (5)

19 Festive decorating somewhat aromatic in general (5)

20 Leave of absence,

formerly, to dine (5)

22 Some said leisure was having nothing to do (4)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1 Men’s hairstylist (6)

5 Sprightly (5)

9 Place of access (5)

10 Autumn month (7)

11 Business (4)

12 Across country (8)

16 Loutish behaviour (11)

18 Feud between families (8)

21 Examine medically (4)

23 Group of supporters (3,4)

24 Escape from (5)

25 Asterisks (5)

26 Whichever of two (6)

Down

2 Period between lunch

and evening (9)

3 Lads (4)

4 Parsnip or carrot,

for example (4,9)

6 Gruesome fiend (5)

7 Extended morning snooze (3-2)

8 Fleshy, muscular (5)

13 Hoop (4)

14 Sidekick (9)

15 Sky colour (4)

17 Take possession of (territory) (5)

19 Accurate (5)

20 Room’s furnishing scheme (5)

22 Troublesome thing (4)