DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC

ACROSS 1 Agitated miss protected loved one from weapons (4,4)

5 Remains of the badly bred ones (6)

10 Poor man’s got in the thick of things (7)

11 Woman’s case sounds a little hairy (7)

12 Joe Blow entertains them in a different way (3,2,3,6) 14 Come down when ignited (6)

15 Two servings of meat with one from the same side (4,4)

18 Bones fitting knee slot (8) 20 Times editor’s limits on remover of text (6)

23 Vitriolic angles of doing it on the cheap (7,7)

26 Putting off duel to go after corporation and take into account (7)

27 Missing from sight at this time and in this place (7) 28 Ditch a fish processor? (6)

29 Allowed into circuit for a game (8)

DOWN 1 Criticises bringing up crack (4)

2 Start fishing but keep in touch (4,1,4)

3 Pain resolved in a gush (7) 4 Mum packs a shirt to change (6)

6 Mistake silvertail in the mature form (7)

7 Disturb nothing during tricky operation (5)

8 Love these water crackers (10)

9 Swipes this to admit first lady (7)

13 Organised dismissal for looting (10)

16 Away from school, circling the globe and soaking it all up (9)

17 Mixed breed with massive head and longer features (7)

19 Pleasure seeker finds eastern film heartless (7) 21 Restoration novel in authentic cover (7) 22 Carried over island (6) 24 Implied outside interest supported amending act (5) 25 Reported grain yield (4)

QUICK

ACROSS 1 Introductory statement (8) 5 Angry stare (6)

10 Weird, spooky (7)

11 In the front (7) 12 Clandestine, secretive (5-3-6)

14 Optimistic, hopeful (6) 15 About-turn (8)

18 Part of Iberia (8) 20 Summary of a text (6) 23 Ethos of social equality (14)

26 Heroic feat (7) 27 Members of the criminal underworld (7)

28 Renter (6)

29 Island nation near India (3,5)

DOWN 1 Flow from a spout (4)

2 The magic sword of King Arthur (9)

3 US state, bordering Canada (7)

4 Amateur, nonprofessional (6)

6 Unintended escape of fluid (7)

7 Twist and press to squeeze out water (5) 8 Despite everything (10) 9 Air-filled bag (7) 13 Magazine inserted in a newspaper (10) 16 Withdrawal from a federation (9)

17 Indonesian capital (7) 19 Mythical beast with a single horn (7) 21 Rejuvenation (7) 22 Supporting column (6) 24 Tree with fluttering leaves (5)

25 Greek cheese (4)