CRYPTIC CLUES

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC - ACROSS: 7 Tartan 8 Sweets 10 Cavaliers 11 Pie 12 Observant 14 Nod 15 Icy 16 Naturists 18 Lea 20 Vandalise 21 Warsaw 22 Dim sum DOWN: 1 Stucco 2 Travesty 3 Cauldron 4 Owls 5 Deep 6 Ascend 9 Departing 13 Terrapin 14 Nastiest 15 In-laws 17 Steamy 19 Agra 20 Veal QUICK - ACROSS: 7 Hoaxer 8 Rigour 10 Pregnancy 11 Fob 12 Leasehold 14 Tee 15 App 16 Statistic 18 Dye 20 Storeroom 21 Urgent 22 Tureen DOWN: 1 Chapel 2 Base camp 3 Meanness 4 Tiny 5 Wolf 6 Arable 9 Innovator 13 Drive out 14 Tattooed 15 Ardour 17 Cement 19 Edge 20 Sink

ACROSS 8 Passageway is surrounded by drink (5) 9 Artisan upset old foreign royal (7) 10 Hats off, man finding smoker’s accessory (7) 11 Criticism for bit of wood (5) 12 Probing former port, royal involved (11) 14 US city to stick to command for legal enforcement (3,3,5)

20 Sports official takes it for refurbishment (5) 22 Coy, dust around confinement (7) 23 Driving northwards, many arrested by detectives (7) 24 Horse noise breaks hinge (5)

DOWN 1 Like returning to river for Asian dish (5) 2 Revised pay has restricted cricket team, it’s a choker (8) 3 Fuel droplet won’t start spreading (6) 4 Strong horse as yet unreliable, right? (6) 5 Gamble about donkey and dog (6) 6 Country to hear the cost, wow! (4) 7 Supports those defending (5) 13 Butler, say, or one with cold oratory (8) 15 A maths problem brings complaint (6) 16 Two months to take the essence (6) 17 Feel bitter about being posted again? (6) 18 Goody-goody quiet, then insolent (5) 19 Empty heavy article beside coastal town (5) 21 Tooth admirer by Gateshead (4)