DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1 Ancient drunk gaoled (3-3)

5 Some had option to espouse (5)

9 Wet season in Sumatra

in summer? (5)

10 Yelled when exposed in hut (7)

11 Plant makes many unwell (4)

12 A New York article,

whatever (8)

16 One mishap, so evolved

mankind (4,7) 18 Immersed, cooked and

gently boiled (8)

21 Throw vegetable over

part of ship (4)

23 Locate animal if eg RAF

is scrambled (7)

24 Acts about soft drugs (5)

25 Seafood and hock

about right (5)

26 In turn each having

drink container (3,3)

Down

2 Torture chamber at the restaurant? (5,4)

3 Evict some boisterous tenants (4)

4 Democrat first to hire troops inside for withdrawal (13)

6 Money essential

for baker (5)

7 Concerning female swan about to groom feathers (5)

8 Class looked older

reportedly (5)

13 One of a pair seen in the front window (4)

14 Publican has part of castle in more central surroundings (9) Intense emotion is nothing (4)

Firstly for latte request thermos (5) Biscuit Earl regularly made cooler (5)

Catcall from short woman, I suspect (5) Thought aide peculiar (4)

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QUICK CLUES

Across

1 Ghosts, or spies (6)

5 Butcher’s scraps (5)

9 Supermarket walkway (5)

10 Leftovers (7)

11 Place of confinement (4)

12 Leave your own country

to settle in another (8)

16 Message to a poorly

person (3,4,4)

18 Tottery (8)

21 Pack it in! (4)

23 Period between

afternoon and night (7)

24 Metal milk can (5)

25 On the ball (5)

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Observing (6)

Down

2 Force, ambition (9)

3 Sign of things to come (4)

4 Breakfast food on toast? (9,4)

6 ___ Tuck, companion

of Robin Hood (5)

7 Grown-up (5)

8 Stringed musical instrument (5)

13 Jagged cut (4)

14 Complete change in opinion (5-4)

15 Quaint, cute (4)

17 Passed (time) (5)

19 Book of fiction (5)

20 Male voice (5)

22 Land measurement (4)