YESTERDAY'S SOLUTIONS

DOUBLE CROSSWORD: Cryptic: Across: 1O Tractable; 8 Run; 9 Impregnable; 11 Chinese; 12 Rodeo; 13 Unawed; 15 Novice; 17 Theta; 18 Cabinet; 20 Ill-favoured; 22 Its; 23 Desperado.

Down: 2 Rum; 3 These; 4 Banner; 5 Embargo; 6 Breadwinner; 7 Introvert; 10 Philatelist; 11 Courtship; 14 Enabled; 16 Scraps; 19 Broke; 21 End.

COMPACT CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Forthright, 8 Apology, 9 Value, 10 Cagy, 11 Fail, 12 Tie, 14 Nudged, 15 Verona, 18 Toe, 20 Drab, 21 Peri, 23 Onset, 24 Turbine, 25 Melancholy

DOWN; 1 Flogged, 2 Riot, 3 Heyday, 4 Involved, 5 Helot, 6 Fascination, 7 Generalised, 13 Vendetta, 16 Obesity, 17 Baltic, 19 Ensue, 22 Brio.

CODEWORD: 1=N, 2=K, 3=R, 4=F, 5=L, 6=H, 7=X, 8=C, 9=W, 10=J, 11=Y, 12=S, 13=G, 14=A, 15=O, 16=V, 17=M, 18=T, 19=U, 20=B, 21=Q, 22=E, 23=Z, 24=P, 25=I, 26=D

MINIQUIZ: 1 Brittany; 2 Abbey Theatre; 3 Randolph; 4 Crucifixion; 5 LSD; 6 A cat; 7 Abacus; 8 Citrus; 9 Classics; 10 Haggis

WORD SPIRAL: 1 Sand; 2 Dosh; 3 Haka; 4 Amid; 5 Date; 6 Edit; 7 Teem; 8 Meek; 9 Kerb; 10 Boon; 11 None; 12 Earl; 13 Loaf; 14 Find; 15 Dish; 16 Hurt. KEYWORD: Martina

CLOCKWORD:

1 Buffet, 2 Racket, 3 Upshot, 4 Nought, 5 Outfit, 6 Talent, 7 Object, 8 Newest, 9 Intent, 10 Outwit, 11 Linnet, 12 Invert

CELEBRITY: Bruno Tonioli

WORD WHEEL: THEREFORE