24 October 2019
Crossword by Boffles
No.220
Across
7 1dn or 17ac, for example (3,3)
8 Vital church instruments? (6)
9 Add bounding stride for an impala or eland (4)
10 You may get heated if so shot down (2,6)
11 Sounds a deceitful animal (7)
13 Coffee produced when behind schedule incorporates time (5)
15 Bird you shoot from hiding? (5)
17 Stuck with its spots, people say (7)
19 Producing good manners (8)
21 Old horses that harass you? (4)
23 Contains significant stars and stripes (2,4)
24 Birds found when is sorry loses start (6)
Down
1 King featured on stage and film (4)
2 Plot a plan (6)
3 Kind of investor who shuns armament and tobacco shares (7)
4 You act without proper care if you decide on this animal part (4)
5 Lizard with a non-speaking role in Tennessee Williams play (6)
6 Likes a nice termite (8)
12 Female pursuer of, for example, 1dn and 17ac (8)
14 What you bet thousands on at the races? (3-4)
16 Father joins girl for Spanish dish (6)
18 You are skint if living in this (6)
20 Dramatically jealous guy (4)
22 Descriptive of violent fiction when coupled with blood (4)