DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC ACROSS
1 Resist something
appearing within facing (8) 6 Moment to take top
off jam (4)
8 Empty container inside
another (6)
9 Drag into river in flood (6) 10 Performed in the open-air
as if in a play (5,3)
13 Prunella retains character
of old (4)
14 Change bearing,
EU vegetable (9)
17 Huge as flipping
a jewel (4)
18 Staggered by river
mammal Ted caught (8) 19 Repair broken sword (6) 21 Greek character failing
to finish test for fur (6)
23 Colour in fancy antique (4) 24 Irresolute person agitates
the rider (8)
DOWN
2 Quietly managed this
French dance (6)
3 Eggs said to be done (3) 4 Reserved at home, dog
enters races (9)
5 Close wrecked den (3)
6 Dream about Spanish cry
for an ability to endure (9) 7 Company man is
convincing (6)
11 Cautioned bad
teaching (9)
12 Closely integrated with
drunk fool, we hear (5-4) 15 Partly overturned canary
cage left as inheritance (6) 16 Very English French
resort and Italian city (6) 20 Scarlet looked at paper,
we’re told (3)
22 Draw garment (3)
QUICK
ACROSS
1 Dark treacle (8)
6 Old stabling area (4)
8 Somebody in the red (6) 9 For adult audiences
only (1-5)
10 Opened (a bottle) (8)
13 Water source (4)
14 Armour made of joined
metal links (5,4)
17 Milky-coloured precious
stone (4)
18 Dark bluish-grey colour (8) 19 Associate (with) (6)
21 Certainly (6)
23 Advise strongly (4)
24 Sound of a doorbell (4-4)
DOWN
2 Vast seas (6)
3 Piece of legislation (3) 4 Big and burly (9)
5 Half a dozen (3)
6 For now (9)
7 Occurring once every
seven days (6)
11 Hair colour (3,6)
12 Length or width
or height (9)
15 Commotion (6)
16 Give way (4,2)
20 Nasty (3)
22 Film storage
device (inits) (3)