Crossword

Friday's puzzle.
By The Newsroom
Published 8th Apr 2011, 13:22 BST
Updated 8th Apr 2011, 15:25 BST

Cryptic puzzle

Across

4. An extract from "The Ocean Voyage" (7)

8. A place where the match takes place may be covered with leaves (6)

9. An advertisement for a persevering type (7)

10. The composer we hear is certainly not German! (6)

11. Stick around at home like a dog (6)

12. Ruin a parachute drop (8)

18. Papal ruling about what actors take to heart (8)

20. Just the word for opening time (6)

21. Sandy is hot stuff! (6)

22. Being placed in a poor side produces an argument (7)

23. This will crush an insect (6)

24. Means rearranging tennis about the start of the day (7)

Down

1. Be concerned about order for chemical compound (7)

2. Writes critical comments about certain scenes (7)

3. Isolated an electrical safety device (3,3)

5. It's clear press contributions need to be rewritten (8)

6. He officiates at the ringside for a short time (6)

7. Where clubmen are putting the vegetables (6)

13. Apprehended a Communist holding the others inside (8)

14. They are very small insects round the tree-top (7)

15. Accounts for one being found in supermarkets (7)

16. Ignore revised tract (6)

17. Specimen maps reconstructed by the French (6)

19. From the bench I selected one tool (6)

Quick puzzle

Across

4. Erotic (7)

8. Hushed (6)

9. Weird (7)

10. Call up (6)

11. Agent (6)

12. Outdated (8)

18. Plea (8)

20. Angel (6)

21. Arrival (6)

22. Decorum (7)

23. Gun (6)

24. Parry (7)

Down

1. Flower (7)

2. Look (7)

3. Deceive (6)

5. Obvious (8)

6. Straw roof (6)

7. Release fee (6)

13. Underlined (8)

14. Impair (7)

15. Cuddle (7)

16. Death (6)

17. Physical (6)

19. Sarcastic (6)

Thursday's solutions

CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Considerate; 9 Out; 10 Plaintiff; 11 Extra; 13 Lookout; 14 Polish; 16 Encore; 18 Appease; 19 Curio; 20 Emolument; 21 Don; 22 Royal Marine.

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Down: 2 Opt; 3 Sepia; 4 Dearly; 5 Rundown; 6 Tricolour; 7 Poker player; 8 Off the point; 12 Telephoto; 15 Spatula; 17 Redeem; 19 Cater; 21 Din.

QUICK - Across: 1 Clandestine; 9 End; 10 Discourse; 11 Terse; 13 Luggage; 14 Fringe; 16 Stripe; 18 Cottage; 19 Wrest; 20 Torturing; 21 Era; 22 Proliferate.

Down: 2 Lad; 3 Nudge; 4 Easily; 5 Thought; 6 Narrative; 7 Certificate; 8 Deferential; 12 Roisterer; 15 Gradual; 17 Belief; 19 Wager; 21 Eat.