DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC
ACROSS
1 A marine and pop groups
get swimming aids (8)
6 Tilt to see male bird (4)
8 Exclude almost
domesticated chicken (6)
9 End of day coming too soon,
every twelve months (6)
10 Cooked a lobster and
smoked herrings (8)
13 When armies rebel, your
leaders appear cautious (4)
14 Exaggerated play with mama accepting older problem (9)
17 Hat – highest one (4)
18 Supporter of next open
plan (8)
19 One moment without
energy, using credit (2,4)
21 Distributes thin papers
with no heading (6)
23 Wader, one on Beachy
Head is seen (4)
24 Greedy people are bound
to get waste food (8)
QUICK ACROSS
1 Appeared from
underwater (8)
6 Hoodwink (4)
8 Beginning (6)
9 Red salad fruit (6)
10 Toxic heat-resistant
mineral (8)
13 Take a gulp (4)
14 Equipment (9)
17 Lower jaw (4)
18 Jotter (8)
19 Chauvinistic (6)
21 In whatever case (6)
23 Rubber wheel-covering (4)
24 Transfer (troops) (8)
DOWN
2 Very much, actually (6)
3 Basic computer digit
is part of drill (3)
4 Chart-topper for yours
truly? (6,3)
5 Timid throw (3)
6 Lady in charge of meeting
dismisses one cleaner (9)
7 Shout about eel pie given
salad sticks (6)
11 Drinks served, if parties
breaking up (9)
12 Journey in support
of adolescent (9)
15 Associate with
a biscuit (6)
16 Expose a French valley,
say (6)
20 Kelvin and I quietly
have short sleep (3)
22 Some housewives getting
stitch (3)
DOWN
2 Discontent (6)
3 Daze, befuddle (3)
4 Limit (9)
5 Small point (3)
6 Anticlimax (4,5)
7 Decaying, rotten (6)
11 Costly (9)
12 Plastic for electronic
payment (5,4)
15 Impertinent (6)
16 Vegetable used for
mash (6)
20 West Country hill (3)
22 Shrill dog sound (3)