CHALLENGE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Prominent? It’s not yet settled (11) 9 Displayed – a willingness to invest? (4,3)

10 The U.S. stock market depends on its products (5) 11 Southern timber used in window construction (4) 12 They show how to make a mixture of rum and ale (8) 14 Slides out edges (6) 16 Code letter one has to eat perhaps (6)

18 100 is too old for insurance (8)

19 Like one always starting in the East (4)

22 Gate for all competitors (5) 23 Make someone jump beginning with the French (7) 24 Bookstand wrecked by angered kids (7,4)

DOWN

2 Can turn into American fighting formations (5) 3 Block the way to work? (4) 4 Fighting a case (6) 5 Shoot an African and you’ll get jail (8)

6 No more – it’s enough to perplex (7)

7 It may be of untold value (5,6)

8 Person with two hips? (11) 13 Given away (8)

15 Very keen supporter voted out on two points (7)

17 Urges preparation for breakfast? (4,2) 20 Grounds worth seeing one hears (5)

21 Music circle (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Despite (2,3,4,2)

9 Continually (7)

10 Bishop’s headdress (5)

11 Carry out orders (4)

12 Relaxed (4,4)

14 Ancient Greek mathematician (6) 16 Irritate intensely (6) 18 Unwelcome dependant (6-2) 19 Scheme (4)

22 Be in store for (5) 23 Stupid (7)

24 Loud and shrill (3-8)

DOWN

2 Coolness in danger (5)

3 Busy swarming place (4)

4 Required by convention (6) 5 Humorous entertainer (8)

6 External (7)

7 Crazy (3,4,4)

8 Racing side by side (4,3,4) 13 Evade (8)

15 A choral composition (7) 17 Submissive (6)

20 Reveal a secret (3,2)

21 A record (4)