PRIZE CROSSWORD

For this puzzle we’ve provided two sets of clues, each giving the same answers. One set of clues is cryptic, one set is quick. It’s a good way to hone your skills, because it gives you two ways to crack the crossword! Two winners will be chosen randomly from all entries (cryptic and quick clues). So whichever set of clues you follow you have an equal chance of winning!

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 trendy comedian, a great success? (4, 2) 4 roman hero giving lady unusual clues (8) 9 sewer, perhaps, is to cause irritation (6) 10 Before operation, pill is found where food may be laid out (5, 3) 12 Floral expert unsettled in boat, by the way (8) 13 Movie thriller disturbed a miner (6) 15 Girl starts racket in the Algarve (4) 16 A display of uniformity, nevertheless (3,3, 4) 19 union members only in this, unlike a 24-hour garage? (6, 4) 20 solid business partnership (4) 23 son with plenty to try (6) 25 One who picks the spanish, in part (8) 27 sociable, yet retiring? (8) 28 Co-star is bananas for departed revolutionary (6) 29 tales oft spread about singer (8) 30 sounds like a musical country (6)

DOWN

1 Order a brew in posh pub (4, 3) 2 enough for a couple of teams? there might be a catch with this (6-3) 3 is boy going round northern ibiza, for example? (6) 5 produce made in Holland? (4) 6 Nabbed with a flap about the neck (8) 7 Old guitar shortened on getting to Bedfordshire town (5) 8 ultimate drink with the engineers and me (7) 11 Futile plea to reduce consumption? (7) 14 light touches by oarsmen? (7) 17 plato’s pupil tires a lot after a struggle (9) 18 source of water’s exhausted? Congratulations! (4, 4) 19 Group of thespians departing, no longer needed (4, 3) 21 spoil gloomy eastern dramatist (7) 22 restore damaged rapier (6) 24 place to stay in remote lapland (5) 26 Detachment of soldiers, some continuing to turn up (4)