The Sunday Crossword

Last Week’s Solution

November 07, 2015 04:00 pm | Updated 04:00 pm IST

Across

1 Extremely careful old man, not out gambling (11)

9 Carbon rail to be prepared for carriage (9)

10 Following drink, accepting second is wrong (5)

11 Thought work in Italy acceptable (7)

12 Greatest tips for retaining energy during final (7)

13 Swagger in support (5)

14 Observe tail – it’s part of make-up (9)

16 Unusually busy early in town (9)

17 Least tangled yarns (5)

19 Significant number put forward (7)

21 Specialist’s first work containing account about patient (7)

22 Trouble with revolutionary near deck (5)

23 Admiring area properly, going round a hill (9)

24 Broadcast one’s put on as planned? On the contrary (11)

Down

1 Delight in reconstruction of crib plus promotion of goodwill (6,9)

2 One idiot frantic as tie begins (9)

3 Pink colour, not medium, for beauty parlour? (5)

4 Route disrupted by hostile guns (9)

5 Understand grain fermentation to some extent (5)

6 Apple logo is included, designed to cover rear of device (6,9)

7 Distribution of Oscars is over (6)

8 Finest leaders of our world confer (6)

14 Lively banter developed after vote in European Union (9)

15 Volunteers in stew over awkward problem (3,6)

16 Retract entertaining article in yearbook (6)

18 Spreads out small toys (6)

20 Reject move in game of chance (5)

21 Turn down price put on vase (5)

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