CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Fire in bag (4) 4 Chap gets record assistance (4) 6 Celebrate destiny, say (4) 8 Old friend gets a stone (4) 11 Dad, with hesitation, gets cat (4) 13 Unaffected by a turn performed by a novice (7) 14 Run off to get receptacle (3) 16 Illuminated about quantity (5) 18 Costume custom (5) 21 Quiet set of keys (5) 22 Raced around wood (5) 24 Facts in emergency (3) 25 Mad for fruit (7) 28 Told off by fool (4) 30 Line travelled by river (4) 31 Vital supplier cultivated vine (4) 32 Avid sort of performer (4) 33 Air of invention (4)

DOWN

1 Continuing like this anon (4) 2 Talk about headwear (4) 3 Site of plane crash (5) 4 Edge of the material (3) 5 Hand on new piece (4) 7 Put up with having left one Dutch export (5) 9 Friend and expert on building (6) 10 Left university free to be sensational (5) 12 Gold gives artist quality (4) 15 Learnt about regular payment (6) 17 Giant bird article (5) 19 Twist British result (4) 20 Furniture list (5) 23 A riot out of proportion (5) 24 Element of victory? (4) 26 Pleasant French resort (4) 27 Teas brewed behind (4) 29 Removal includes eggs (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Dismiss (4) 4 Aid (4) 6 Village fair (4) 8 Opaque gem (4) 11 Cougar (4) 13 Not synthetic (7) 14 Vase (3) 16 Liquid measure (5) 18 Routine (5) 21 Keyboard instrument (5) 22 Type of tree (5) 24 Information (3) 25 Fruit (7) 28 Idiot (4) 30 African river (4) 31 Blood vessel (4) 32 Prima donna (4) 33 Opening (4)

DOWN

1 Shortly (4) 2 Gossip (4) 3 Asian country (5) 4 Border (3) 5 Chess piece (4) 7 Flower (5) 9 Royal residence (6) 10 Graphic (5) 12 Atmosphere (4) 15 Hire charge (6) 17 Mythological being (5) 19 Turn (4) 20 Counter (5) 23 Scale (5) 24 Precious metal (4) 26 Agreeable (4) 27 Chair (4) 29 Egg cells (3) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror