Double Crossword

Published on Monday 2 November 2009 07:59

Choice of cryptic or quick puzzle, and (just in case you've been wracking your brains) yesterday's solutions.

Cryptic puzzle

Across

3. Veronica can get a move on. OK? (9)

8. Peruse article in colour (4)

9. Idiot accepts certain evidence as infallible (9)

10. Account book right on the shelf (6)

11. Place where dates are processed (5)

14. The cheek of such a US ace! (5)

15. Small dam is almost eerie (4)

16. Part of a fight in a ring (5)

18. Raise the elevator (4)

20. Divert from exercise in the morning (5)

21. Supports understanding (5)

24. Tribes of a certain colour (6)

25. About 50 were in race and finished (9)

26. Manager raised ornament (4)

27. Promise of rough passage as mayor sets out (6,3)

Down

1. Naively alters order with cunning (9)

2. Manacles worker who is above strikes? (9)

4. Alternatively, being put under Post Office means lacking resources (4)

5. To consume about 150 produces a striking effect (5)

6. Fighting observed in the capital (6)

7. Singular example of pride (4)

9. Fathead always in a state of nervous excitement (5)

11. We hear 21 spirits (5)

12. The inference is something to be taken away (9)

13. So no charges are preferred by the poet? (4,5)

17. Old king saw father when about six (5)

19. The hat that beats all others? (6)

22. No friend of obscene mystery writers! (5)

23. Extremity of length (4)

24. Some scribe decided to copy venerable historian (4)

Quick puzzle

Across

3. Dusk (9)

8. Close (4)

9. Greedy (9)

10. Cowardly (6)

11. Horse (5)

14. Pithy (5)

15. Clock-face (4)

16. Afterwards (5)

18. Way out (4)

20. Yellow-brown (5)

21. Trunk (5)

24. Indeed (6)

25. Liberal (9)

26. Second Greek letter (4)

27. Constituent (9)

Down

1. Not hurt (9)

2. Unskilful (9)

4. Persia (4)

5. Centre (5)

6. Thwarted (6)

7. Noisy (4)

9. Insurgent (5)

11. Fight (3,2)

12. Incredulity (9)

13. Minister (9)

17. Storms (5)

19. Shredded (4,2)

22. Severe (5)

23. Unaccompanied (4)

24. Destruction (4)

Friday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Ship's doctor; 9 Husband; 10 Overt; 11 Roast; 12 Entitle; 13 Soften; 15 Erased; 18 Procure; 20 Regan; 22 Lamed; 23 Sublime; 24 Ingratitude.

Down: 2 Hosea; 3 Piastre; 4 Dodges; 5 Croft; 6 Orestes; 7 Short supply; 8 Attendances; 14 Footman; 16 Rarebit; 17 Tea-set; 19 Under; 21 Grind.

QUICK

Across: 1 Instruction; 9 Obelisk; 10 Theme; 11 Way in; 12 Nemesis; 13 Reside; 15 Superb; 18 Nonplus; 20 Still; 22 Swift; 23 Elegant; 24 Necessitate.

Down: 2 Needy; 3 Twinned; 4 Unkind; 5 Totem; 6 Oversee; 7 Forwardness; 8 Sensibility; 14 Sunrise; 16 Unspent; 17 Assess; 19 Lithe; 21 Inapt.