3 February 2022

Crossword by Boffles

Across

    1  Orwellian establishment (6,4)

    9  Essential piece of kit for Paras (7)

  10  Cheerful sounding sort of Muslim (5)

  11  Clothing you just grab in the morning? (4)

  12  Unpleasant experience produced by off form playwright (3,5)

  14  Walks vagrants long for (6)

  15  Minus 1 is unique (3-3)

  18  Played by an old man on my drum before rolling home (4,4)

  20  Living here, you will be attached to your neighbour (4)

  22  Latin eyes seen when optician lacks saintly end (5)

  23  Wine for those getting into hock (7)

  24  Cost of maintaining belligerent emperor? (6,4)

Down

    2  Can be darkness then according to Koestler (4)

    3  Half time battle? (6)

    4  Tune reserved for the fat lady? (4,4)

    5  Show girl told to get her gun (5)

    6  When a young miss has to take off? (6,6)

    7  Seaside sweet brought to book (8,4)

    8  Watering place takes in paintings for city of toughies (6)

  13  Only when you can see the whites of their eyes was the order (4,4)

  16  Garment only suitable for singletons? (6)

  17  Sacred beetle found when non-striker embraces artist (6)

  19  Vegetable commonly cut short (5)

  21  ‘Here lies one who meant…….’ Stevenson (4)