DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC
ACROSS
1 Small silver sink (3) 3 Smarty pants uses cool head, crowbar and jams
(6,5)
9 Court official to take sick during fight (7) 10 Concentrated hail in hollow (7)
11 Make fun of macro as thoroughly micro (5)
12 Ran through and whirled away (6,3)
13 Runs down the limits of ethanol fuel (6)
14 Musical performance by tea breaks some computer’s memory (8)
18 Of the stance taken after some Russian mountains? (8)
20 Co-star played others in the cast (6)
23 Steps made carelessly in the rushes (9)
25 Mid to low price address (5)
26 So, if fed freely it’s against the rules? (7) 27 Scurried around, barking before a daily fast (7)
28 See thorn for directions on how to make it look smaller (11)
29 Neither number by right (3)
DOWN
1 Blubber and pureed scraps cleared the head (7,2)
2 Unpleasant expression when I am in favour (7) 3 Mixed citron and water in French liqueur (9)
4 Labour centre-left stronghold (6)
5 Mecca’s centre aisle converted congregation (8) 6 Roughly, one rocking the boat (5)
7 To roar out over yard is public speaking (7)
8 Flesh out a row of books (5)
15 Used charm on an on-air co-ordinator (9)
16 Chinese religious festival is touching funeral at heart (9)
17 City beach with one self (3,5)
19 Worker may very loudly burst into a fit of tears (7) 21 Barbarian beheaded scholar without even stopping (2,3,2) 22 Animation of a different stripe (6)
23 Make little of wolf (5) 24 Couples abandoned Paris (5)
Yesterday’s solutions:
Across: 1 Spiny anteaters. 10 Bipedal. 11 Unicorn. 12 Chip shot. 13 Upbeat. 15 Smog. 16 In disorder. 19 Chameleons. 20 Stew. 23 Exhort. 25 Up to date. 27 In utero. 28 No doubt. 29 Toilet training.
Down: 2 Pepsi-cola. 3 Nudist. 4 All-rounder. 5 Tour. 6 Agitprop. 7 Erode. 8 Senator. 9 Abacus. 14 Giant panda. 17 Do to a turn. 18 Reprieve. 19 Chemist. 21 Wreath. 22 Sodden. 24 Houri. 26 Soot.
QUICK
ACROSS
1 Pull (3)
3 Academic headgear (11) 9 Muster (7)
10 Elegant skill (7)
11 Speak slowly, with elongated vowels (5) 12 Coated with a hard gloss (9)
13 Disinter (6)
14 Disconnect, split (8) 18 Sharp fragment (8) 20 Make good from a financial loss (6) 23 Desecration (9) 25 Revolving mechanism (5) 26 Stunted, undersized (7) 27 Product sold without a brand name (7) 28 Distinction, paramountcy (3-8)
29 Nocturnal bird of prey (3)
DOWN
1 Fatigue (9)
2 Hungarian stew (7) 3 Intermediary (9)
4 Slight wave (6) 5 Influenced, disturbed (8) 6 Group of African languages (5) 7 German-speaking country (7)
8 Anticipate with terror (5) 15 Vagary, deviation (9) 16 Based on experiment rather than theory (9) 17 Televised fund-raiser (8) 19 Give permission, authorise (7)
21 Most populous Canadian province (7)
22 Actor turned American president (6)
23 Piece of leather used to sharpen a razor (5)
24 Turn of phrase (5)
Yesterday’s solutions:
Across: 1 Hallucinations. 10 Harissa. 11 Scallop. 12 Kangaroo. 13 Delphi. 15 Role. 16 Mainstream. 19 Consummate. 20 Opal. 23 Albino. 25 Impaired. 27 Kestrel. 28 Cleanse. 29 Recapitulation.
Down: 2 Adrenalin. 3 Lascar. 4 Coat of arms. 5 Nosy. 6 Travesty. 7 Orlop. 8 Sophism. 9 Choker. 14 Anatomical. 17 Esperanto. 18 Runner-up. 19 Cracker. 21 Lodger. 22 Lament. 24 Basic. 26 Glut.