DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC
ACROSS
1 Map seen to contain
part of church (4)
4 In general, no marines
are with partner (8)
8 One’s back with information on fibrous tissues (6)
9 Vehicle for two in violet
and emerald (6)
10 Drop round for some
food (4)
11 I lunged wildly inserting end of scalpel, fighting (8)
13 Person who won’t stand for new owner? (7,6)
16 Achievements round river are special attractions (8)
19 Make out revolutionary
carrying one (4)
20 Bag Zoe removed from
building in garden (6) 22 Frank and journalist
began (6)
23 Monkey some upset in
bazaar (8)
24 Shout from island (4)
DOWN
2 Is soldier about to transfer public control? (9)
3 Extinguished after
steady balance (4,3)
4 Pried in casinos,
edgily (5)
5 Go back to secluded
place (7)
6 Abolish article from
annual (5)
7 Shelter from sleet (3) 12 Unrivalled crafty pair,
none left (9)
14 Sprinted back to
lines – gets thinner (7) 15 Where to rear children,
or plants? (7)
17 Some other
measurement unit (5) 18 Dart of love in
Caledonian (5)
21 Either way it expresses
surprise (3)
QUICK
ACROSS
1 Border, lean
upon (4)
4 Sprains (8)
8 Brings upon
oneself (6)
9 Mystic,
supernatural (6)
10 Language of the
Far East (4)
11 Magician (8)
13 Joining in, becoming
involved (in) (13)
16 Incline for winter
sports (3,5)
19 Dressing gown (4) 20 Sword case (6)
22 One of a rock band’s
crew (6)
23 Dish made from
eggs (8)
24 Keeps
complaining (4) DOWN
2 Standard point of
reference (9)
3 Holidaymaker (7)
4 Insects similar to
bees (5)
5 Selfish morale
boost (3,4)
6 Recurring series of
events (5)
7 Snake-like fish (3) 12 Dignifying (9)
14 Use wool or cotton and a
hooked needle (7)
15 Landscape (7) 17 Cut out (of an engine) (5) 18 Spookily odd (5)
21 Edge of a dress (3)
THE XFILES
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2021-10-22T07:00:00.0000000Z
2021-10-22T07:00:00.0000000Z
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