ACROSS
1 Primarily
s qualid
p urveyor,
i llicit
v endor? (4)
SPIV Acrostic &lit
4 Tiny amount of drink – damn! (4) DASH [DD]
VIDEO
11 A bounder, the writer describing E uropean universities etc (7) ACADEME {A}{CAD}{ME} over {E}
12 Mo in no need of barista (7) INSTANT [MD]
13 Improved health for hubby ? (5,4) OTHER HALF *
14 Counterpart of red – and of black? (5) WHITE [CD]
15
Scrap fairy tale with
k ing at the end becoming …
d ead (5)
SHRED SHRE(-k+d)D
16 What boots may be in a different case? (5,4) BRAND NAME [CD]
21 Component of lathe is t witching? I’m sceptical (7) ATHEIST [T]
22 Understood, in a phrase, how a lip-reader describes her work (1,3,4,3,4) I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN [DD]
23 Location of unpleasantness on edge of
e yelid? (4)
STYE {STY}{E
y..d } Semi&lit
24 Falling over, run into
swarm (4)
TEEM <=
DOWN
2 I reopened bananas and showed the way (9) PIONEERED *
3 V ictor is c onstant, on t ime, showing guts (7) VISCERA {V}{IS}{C}{ERA}
4 Gather intel from – scare the pants off? (7) DEBRIEF [DD]
5 Catches s on, acts the scold (5) SNAGS {S}{NAGS}
6 Monday rattled one that’s full of beans (6) DYNAMO *
7 Place – place to drive from – place to park it? (6) SETTEE {SET}{TEE}
9 Dubious treat , the eel ’s dressed ‘skin’ (11) LEATHERETTE *
10 Everyman’s given a drink at 4; from the outset, E veryman’s making things up (11) IMAGINATIVE {I'M}{A}{GIN}{AT}{IV}{Ev...n }
14
One who wrote amusing novels such as
Emma , you say? (9)
WODEHOUSE (~woodhouse)
15
D etective
I nspector
puts up with
absence of intelligence (6)
STUPID {DI}{PUTS}<=
16 Heavy criticism , lawyers blow a fuse (7) BARRAGE {BAR}{RAGE}
17 Number-cruncher : fastidious, proverbially patient type accepting unknown number (7) ANALYST {ANAL}{Y}{ST}
18 Cockney’s cooking – then … ? (6) EATING h EATING [FITB]
20 … piece of sni
pe wit h another
bird (5)
PEWIT [T]
Reference List
European = E, King = K, Dead = D, Victor = V, Constant = C, Son = S, Unknown number = Y