30 September 2021

Crossword by Boffles

No.295

Across

    1  ‘,,,,, stood the wind for France’ Drayton (4)

    3  Simple ones often called Giles (7)

    8  Marryat or Scott, perhaps (7)

    9  Casual clothes for this jurist (5)

  10  Avoid notorious US city (5)

  11  Long ago period, Dorothy in short (4,3)

  13  One sort of plea (3,6)

  17  Where to get an original Madras curry? (7)

  19  Laconic bum steer (5)

  20  Kind of Hebrides (5)

  22  Where to find islands that inspired Darwin (7)

  23  Is an RICS member master of all he ……? (7)

  24  13ac is not necessarily (4)

 

Down

    1  Front with and without internal promotion (6)

    2  Cheek if girl introduces herself with no right (9)

    3  Criminal rather than comic activity (5,8)

    4  Dance with a spirited start (5)

    5  Fairy tale character three quarters inner me (3)

    6  Holy people whose days are celebrated (6)

    7  Pater with and without number (6)

  12  Speculator out of position at night (3,6)

  14  Prisoners are in an amnesty (3,3)

  15  Players or cast (6)

  16  Exclamation of regret used in letter to oneself? (4,2)

  18  Look after  – Juliet, for example (5)

  21  Sailor found on the road (3)