The Mercury E-dition

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Footballer having eaten the inside? (7,4)

9 The person on duty is tidy, it would seem (7)

10 It may be hit on leaving (5)

11 A clever expedient for getting out of things? (5)

12 Corpulence ties boy in a way (7)

13 Somewhat delicate end? (6)

15 Show a film which has something to hide? (6)

18 Direction as to how hospitals may be organised? (7)

20 Room in the great tickethall (5)

22 Paradoxical odds (5)

23 Eg rural reforms which are 9 (7)

24 Printed matter produced for landlords? (11)

DOWN

2 Let loose some new-found ideas (5)

3 The way of setters? (7)

4 There’s presumably no nightschool for him (3,3)

5 Turner takes French and English articles (5)

6 Easily broken if large (7)

7 Mediation to provide suitable places for business (4,7)

8 Part of a deal in a tricky game, perhaps (7,4)

14 Although not in any place, at present in this place (7)

16 Not a free horse evidently (7)

17 He takes interest, as expected (6)

19 Steer to place again (5)

21 Is let in the roof? (5)

THE XFILES

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