DOUBLE CROSSWORD

Cryptic Clues: Across

3. Her mystic study (9)

8. It’s finished after six balls (4)

9. Restrain the workers to show affection? (4,5)

10. Was on trial in international match? (6)

11. It is obvious 150 are out of order (5)

14. Not true jumping fleas (5)

15. Close to being stingy (4)

16. Work among doctors giving small doses (5)

18. The French ship is definitely a ‘she’ (4)

20. Bend to heal about five (5)

21. The number of points gained is twenty (5)

24. Only one letter offering gas (6)

25. Break up to join the cast, perhaps (4,5)

26. A very long time beginning to make a gesture (4)

27. Retire from the witness box: the structure has fallen (5,4)

Down

1. Nearly everybody of the greatest importance (4,2,3)

2. Never stopping, 100 get no relief (9)

4. It makes the brother join the fraternity (4)

5. The way 50 make a pattern (5)

6. He may be able to sail (6)

7. Impolite, but not quite coarse (4)

9. Got the chop, so the fellow got married? (5)

11. The conclusion is oppressive (5)

12. Put the back row in a different order (9)

13. Poetry without rules costs nothing (4,5)

17. Scornfully reject boy who has good deed to do (5)

19. Does it sift the actors? (6)

22. Strap ideally holds fast (5)

23. What the cobbler has finally? (4)

24. Blockhead has quarrel at top of hill (4)

Quick Clues: Across

3. Get rid of (9)

8. Monster (4)

9. Worship (9)

10. Tidily (6)

11. Cut (5)

14. Spear (5)

15. Spool (4)

16. Freshwater fish (5)

18. Of the same kind (4)

20. Watchful (5)

21. Type of canoe (5)

24. Little ball (6)

25. Roomy (9)

26. Daring (4)

27. Soon (9)

Down

1. Unlimited (9)

2. Dangerously fast (9)

4. Woman (4)

5. Coalesce (5)

6. Lower (6)

7. Implement (4)

9. Change (5)

11. Follow stealthily (5)

12. Revolt (9)

13. Trite remark (9)

17. Abode of the dead (5)

19. Plague (6)

22. Arrange in a row (5)

23. Den (4)

24. Draw (4)