DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 A Bosnian gang is crazy and maddening! (5,7)

7 Turn away a sick man who came back (5)

8 It’s not long young! (5)

9 Where they deal with complaints? (3)

10 One having a sea view, perhaps? (3,6)

11 Nothing further on Rome, strangely enough (2,4)

12 Watch someone chasing animals? (6)

15 Organised in pompous fashion (9)

17 It helps to make a room attractive (3)

18 Grieve for a doctor with a pot! (5)

19 She inspired the lyrics in the opera Tosca (5)

21 By whom hotel guests may be taken in (12)

DOWN

1 A party diversion that gives rise to conjectures (8,4)

2 Grasp every other space (3)

3 Blind ones won’t be able to lead you anywhere (6)

4 Quality, but rate it differently (9)

5 Keep away from a hole, perhaps (5)

6 What an expert in depreciation makes? (3,5,2,2)

7 Kingdom that’s genuine to many (5)

10 Steps on the granary floor (4,5)

13 Time for music (5)

14 Conceal half of it as secret (6)

16 An inspiration to entertain (5)

20 Past a green light? (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 December 24th (9,3)

7 Guide (5)

8 Manmade fibre (5) 9 Regret (3)

10 Get rid of (9)

11 Extent (6)

12 Of public revenue (6)

15 Deliberately (2,7) 17 Entreat (3)

18 Additional (5)

19 Muscle (5)

21 Alter direction (6,6)

DOWN

1 Airfield command post (7,5)

2 Observe (3)

3 Edge (6)

4 Responsive (9)

5 Large detached house (5)

6 Understandable (12)

7 Severe (5)

10 Amuse (9)

13 Ship’s room (5) 14 Two-fold (6)

16 Toss (5)

20 Fuss (3)