DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC ACROSS

1 Leaves puddings

without bit of sugar (7)

5 Inclination when one is

not on the level (5)

8 Bay on right will give

shelter (5)

9 Be in debt, so woman brought in to intimidate (7)

10 Title in novel or

directory (4)

11 Offensively loud trend,

it’s appalling (8)

13 Not hardened properly,

so cross (3-8)

17 English movements

producing feelings (8)

19 With no header to

retrieve, score (4)

21 Spurs lost one, must I

travel first? (7)

22 Country’s porcelain (5)

23 Hospital worker’s interpretation of runes (5)

24 Man sees movement

all together (2,5)

DOWN

1 Coiled round and

easily managed (6)

2 More than a few cut

off, not quite all (7)

3 Unusual way for steak

to be done? (4)

4 Pointless mark made when playing the game (13)

5 Sample different spice,

chaps (8)

6 Saw commercial

era (5)

7 Deal with party, ultimately making an agreement (6)

12 Edit taut composition

to way of thinking (8)

14 Involves about ten with

troubles (7)

15 Lecture, given more

scantily dressed? (6)

16 Seraph’s strange group

of words (6)

18 More comfy if you take

the top off tree (5)

20 Swindle where coats

sent back (4)

QUICK ACROSS

1 Brand of white

rum (7)

5 Chooses by

ballot (5)

8 Bake (meat) in the

oven (5)

9 Adjourn (7)

10 Augury (4)

11 Kitsch (3,5)

13 Resistant to

gunfire (11)

17 Volume of church

songs (4-4)

19 Provided with (4) 21 Large breed of

dog (7)

22 Glimpses (5)

23 Arctic’s pole (5)

24 Uncovered (7)

DOWN

1 Handcart (6)

2 French castle (7)

3 Grooves made by

wheels (4)

4 Beverage made with powder, not beans (7, 6)

5 Temporary

guests (8)

6 Large forest

plants (5)

7 Creeps (6)

12 Lazy and untidy (8) 14 Speech-makers (7) 15 Healer who communicates with the world of spirits (6)

16 Desisted (6)

18 Money hoarder (5)

20 Request to reply to an invitation (inits)(4)