CRYPTIC CLUES

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS

CRYPTIC - ACROSS: 6 Allow 7 Slight 9 Algeria 10 Dowse 11 Tree 13 Tomtit 15 Put up 16 Espies 17 Lido 20 Togas 22 Scalpel 23 Intone 24 Handy DOWN: 1 Slag heap 2 Ewers 3 Oscar 4 Air-drop 5 Thaw 6 Apartments 8 Tea

trolley 12 Bus 13 Tun 14 Tripping 15 Pension 18 Aster 19 Dacha 21 Gang QUICK - ACROSS: 6 Cruel 7 Muesli 9 Classic 10 Rabbi 11 Noon 13 Discus 15 Pylon 16 Topple 17 Zero 20 Hasty 22 Piranha 23 Rumour 24 Spell DOWN: 1 Hula-hoop 2 Clash 3 Smack 4 Terrain 5 Blab 6 Coconut shy 8 First of all 12 Dye 13 Dog 14 Cleanser 15 Playboy 18 Spark 19 Frost 21 Soup

ACROSS

1 Evil deed associated with a war area (6) 5 A large amount in heap I left (4) 9 Pass away dressed in gold – farewell (5) 10 First of the month for each berry (7) 11 Lives with conflicting desires (7) 12 Wants massages, we hear (5) 13 Admit to inane verse? Certainly not! (5) 15 I’d bet foolishly, this indicates what’s owed (5) 20 Girl renovated seats (5) 22 Knot tie with speed, and repeat (7) 24 In the normal way, USA twice turns left (2,5) 25 Polished bone, the heart of style (5) 26 Sword removing roof from Native American dwelling (4) 27 Provoking the Italian in boxing arena (6)

DOWN

2 Where is Suez extract from second edition? (7) 3 Fungus shape (5) 4 Change plug recently (6) 5 Punishment when money supplied, with article nicked (7) 6 Circuits attached to point pass into disuse (5) 7 Linger with sailor by the railway (5) 8 Traverse religious symbol (5) 14 First woman to harbour a prompt refugee (7) 16 Section of hospital I analysed is Roman, perhaps (7) 17 Verrucas reversed with hollow tube (5) 18 Sick maintained by average support (6) 19 Country boy gets upmarket agreement! (5) 21 Noisily drink with slight pressure (5) 23 Supporter of artistic work? (5)