DOUBLE CROSSWORD

Cryptic Clues: Across

1. Teachers after a job – they allow no slacking (11) 9. Provided with a drink when given medical attention (7) 10. An organ badly affected by gas (5)

11. If it’s ready made, this will get me down! (5) 12. Period of recuperation I have is disturbed (7) 13. Covering an inclusion in material for printing (6) 15. Coming just before Christmas (6) 18. He’s named as one upset about coal supply (7) 20. Connected musical works for three-piece combination? (5)

22. In the War a daring means of communication (5)

23. Make another distribution of genuine quantity (7) 24. Takes the part of Feste, maybe (4,3,4)

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2. The ring is concealed by Karen Andrews (5) 3. Sauce boat raised (7) 4. As poisonous creatures presumably they don’t multiply! (6) 5. Rents and rates modified (5) 6. Music when the carnival takes place (7) 7. A middling position to be in when there’s a cyclone around (5,6) 8. Sieges that are likely to attract some interest (11) 14. Describing unsettled tribes (7) 16. Spinning device I’d returned to the employees (7) 17. Try to find a kind of warrant (6) 19. Usual standards shown by

Royal Marines in small numbers (5) 21. A place to live in the Far North where one gets endless darkness (5)

Quick Clues: Across

1. Headlong (11)

9. In name (7)

10. Unaccompanied (5)

11. Coach (5)

12. Quiver (7)

13. Eatable (6)

15. Value (6)

18. Playhouse (7)

20. Assume (5)

22. Utter (5)

23. Famous (7)

24. Discerning (11)

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2. Send (5)

3. Command (7)

4. Courteous (6)

5. Commerce (5)

6. Bother (7)

7. Unwatchful (11)

8. Compel (11)

14. Spanish (7)

16. Climbing (7)

17. Annul (6)

19. Topic (5)

21. Large sea (5)

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