Double crossword
CRYPTIC CLUES:
Across
1. Facts and figures
(10)
7. Put me in the
last bit and the
answer’s correct
(5)
8. People who
make a lot of
them are popular
(7)
10. A proposal to
introduce the
main work (8)
11. One way to ring
the changes (4)
13. Instruction in
the result of
stripping? (6)
15. Eat out? (6)
17. It’s very ancient
humour– but it
could be growing
(4)
18. He will
appreciate
people with good taste!
(8)
21. A group that is seen in
abbreviated spectacles
(7)
22. It’s a great change for her
(5)
23. A board-meeting? (5-5)
Down
1. One may see through this
riddle (5)
2. A job for the summer? (8)
3. Not too strong in business
(6)
4. Understand it has
potentialities for growth
(4)
5. Affair that will worry you?
(7)
6. Remembers about prayers
(10)
9. Old sailor has a stock of wine
in a small vessel (4-6)
12. Time to start another day
(8)
14. This owl doesn’t give a hoot!
(7)
16. Free with money (6)
19. Tree for the sea-shore,we
hear (5)
20. Attacks best-sellers? (4)
QUICK CLUES:
Across
1. Special (10)
7. Drive out (5)
8. Brave (7)
10. Representative (8)
11. Perfect place (4)
13. Dread (6)
15. Part of a poem (6)
17. Eject (4)
18. Prosperous (4-2-2)
21. Biblical sea (7)
22. Ornament (5)
23. Drawn out (10)
Down
1. Scholar (5)
2. Faith (8)
3. Ask to come (6)
4. Hideous (4)
5. Desert (7)
6. Self-willed (10)
9. Equivalent (10)
12. Sturdy (8)
14. Cattle-thief (7)
16. Swiss city (6)
19. Egg-shaped (5)
20. Surfeit (4)
Yesterday’s solution
DOUBLE CROSSWORD:
Cryptic: Across: 6 Hastier; 7 Lager; 9
Ink; 10 Admission; 12 Astonishing; 15
Divining-rod; 17 Breakneck; 19 Bob; 21
As yet; 22 Dispose.Down: 1 Maine; 2
Sty; 3 Lead; 4 Falsehood; 5 Rebound;
8 Hiding; 11 Aspirates; 13 Orient; 14
Tigress; 16 Worse; 18 Chip; 20 Spa.
Quick: Across: 6 Freedom; 7 Abhor; 9
Wag; 10 Competent; 12 Furthermore;
15 Improvident; 17 Forlornly; 19 Joy;
21 Annul; 22 Profuse.Down: 1 Great;
2 New; 3 Solo; 4 Abatement; 5 Joinery;
8 Spread; 11 Querulous; 13 Tavern; 14
Impound; 16 Loose; 18 Lure; 20 Off.