399coffee_0=0,1057
cryptic_0=1057,1531
coffee_1=2588,1242
cryptic_1=3830,1499
coffee_2=5329,1120
cryptic_2=6449,1526
coffee_3=7975,1138
cryptic_3=9113,1441
coffee_4=10554,1093
cryptic_4=11647,1529
coffee_5=13176,1175
cryptic_5=14351,1451
coffee_6=15802,1185
cryptic_6=16987,1519
coffee_7=18506,1001
cryptic_7=19507,1390
coffee_8=20897,1032
cryptic_8=21929,1510
coffee_9=23439,1156
cryptic_9=24595,1500
..E.S.F...M..
COMICAL.DWARF
A.M.A.E.U.C.A
PSALM.ALCOHOL
T...P...K.I.L
ANGLING.SUSHI
I.O...A...M.N
NINTH.PROLONG
H.D.O...U...S
OBOISTS.TOAST
O.L.T.A.L.U.A
KEATS.SPANNER
..S...H.W.T..

Across 
5|Amusing (7)|COMICAL
6|Helper of Snow White (5)|DWARF
8|Devotional song, as in the Bible (5)|PSALM
9|Liquor (7)|ALCOHOL
10|Fishing (7)|ANGLING
13|Oriental cold food dish (5)|SUSHI
14|No. of Beethoven's Choral Symphony (5)|NINTH
16|Extend in duration (7)|PROLONG
18|Woodwind players (7)|OBOISTS
20|Grilled bread (5)|TOAST
22|Poet famous for odes (5)|KEATS
23|Used to tighten nuts (7)|SPANNER
Down 
1|Film star __ Thompson (4)|EMMA
2|Cooked prawns (6)|SCAMPI
3|Jumpy insect? (4)|FLEA
4|Cult of manliness (8)|MACHISMO
5|Pantomime pirate (7,4)|CAPTAIN HOOK
6|e.g. mallards (5)|DUCKS
7|Meteor entering the atmosphere (7,4)|FALLING STAR
11|Venetian transport (8)|GONDOLAS
12|Break, e.g. between studying (3)|GAP
15|Chat show presenters (5)|HOSTS
17|Bandit (6)|OUTLAW
19|Cord-operated window (4)|SASH
21|Female relative (4)|AUNT

..E.S.F...M..
COMICAL.DWARF
A.M.A.E.U.C.A
PSALM.ALCOHOL
T...P...K.I.L
ANGLING.SUSHI
I.O...A...M.N
NINTH.PROLONG
H.D.O...U...S
OBOISTS.TOAST
O.L.T.A.L.U.A
KEATS.SPANNER
..S...H.W.T..

Across 
5|Clio breaks with Mac but it's not serious (7)|COMICAL
6|Little person involved in world war, fighting (5)|DWARF
8|Lamps put out - work of a sacred nature (5)|PSALM
9|Everybody goes round company house for drink (7)|ALCOHOL
10|Dropping a line, sportingly? (7)|ANGLING
13|US his downfall - and foreign food (5)|SUSHI
14|After this life, no more Kitty! (5)|NINTH
16|Draw out in favour of pine (7)|PROLONG
18|Boost is transforming musicians (7)|OBOISTS
20|Here's to you - with beans on? (5)|TOAST
22|This linesman takes off (5)|KEATS
23|Tool for tightening a bridge? (7)|SPANNER
Down 
1|Jane Austen book: "Me Backward Mother"! (4)|EMMA
2|Seafood dish is served up round temporary dwelling place (6)|SCAMPI
3|It might give you an itch - to escape, we hear (4)|FLEA
4|His comma's out of place - result of testosterone excess? (8)|MACHISMO
5|Pan's enemy in need of a hand (7,4)|CAPTAIN HOOK
6|Birds not welcomed by batsmen (5)|DUCKS
7|Heavenly body, but declining as a big name in show biz? (7,4)|FALLING STAR
11|Do slogan badly for canal transporters abroad (8)|GONDOLAS
12|Space makes you yawn endlessly (3)|GAP
15|Entertains crowds (5)|HOSTS
17|Robin Hood, possibly is partly about lawnmowing! (6)|OUTLAW
19|Band has broken up following Steps' lead (4)|SASH
21|Relative destruction of tuna (4)|AUNT

ISLAND.CASTLE
.Y.T.R.O.I.A.
ARCHAEOLOGIST
.I.L.A.O.H.A.
SALESMAN.TOGA
E..T...E...N.
ASCENT.LETTER
.I...U...O..A
ALEC.MOONBEAM
.I.L.B.B.A.G.
SCHOOLTEACHER
.O.T.E.Y.C.N.
ANCHOR.SNOOTY

Across 
1|Greenland is the world's largest (6)|ISLAND
5|Fortress (6)|CASTLE
8|He/she studies ancient people via their remains (13)|ARCHAEOLOGIST
9|Commercial traveller (8)|SALESMAN
10|Worn by ancient Romans (4)|TOGA
11|Way up a hill (6)|ASCENT
14|Something in the post? (6)|LETTER
17|Actor __ Guinness (4)|ALEC
19|A ray of lunar light (8)|MOONBEAM
22|Instructor of pupils (6,7)|SCHOOL TEACHER
23|It's used to moor a ship (6)|ANCHOR
24|Aloof, snobbish (6)|SNOOTY
Down 
2|Damascus is its capital (5)|SYRIA
3|Sports competitor (7)|ATHLETE
4|A bad one is a nightmare (5)|DREAM
5|Army rank just below brigadier (7)|COLONEL
6|Faculty that pupils help you with! (5)|SIGHT
7|Italian dish of wide strips of pasta (7)|LASAGNE
9|e.g. Ross or Caspian (3)|SEA
12|Brittle element used in computer chips, etc. (7)|SILICON
13|A glass or type of pigeon (7)|TUMBLER
15|Leaves of this plant may be smoked (7)|TOBACCO
16|Sign: Aries, the --- (3)|RAM
18|Fabric (5)|CLOTH
20|Follows orders (5)|OBEYS
21|Business representative (5)|AGENT

ISLAND.CASTLE
.Y.T.R.O.I.A.
ARCHAEOLOGIST
.I.L.A.O.H.A.
SALESMAN.TOGA
E..T...E...N.
ASCENT.LETTER
.I...U...O..A
ALEC.MOONBEAM
.I.L.B.B.A.G.
SCHOOLTEACHER
.O.T.E.Y.C.N.
ANCHOR.SNOOTY

Across 
1|Ibiza possibly makes part of Toni's LAN defunct (6)|ISLAND
5|Could be Windsor piece on board (6)|CASTLE
8|He digs Carthage loo - is excited! (13)|ARCHAEOLOGIST
9|Rep, southern beers bloke (8)|SALESMAN
10|The ancient habit of confusing goat (4)|TOGA
11|Made by one headed for the top (6)|ASCENT
14|One part of a word meaning "renter out of property" (6)|LETTER
17|Smart bloke's name? (4)|ALEC
19|Ray only to be seen at night? (8)|MOONBEAM
22|Her chocolates spoilt "Miss" (6,7)|SCHOOL TEACHER
23|Drop it and hold the boat! (6)|ANCHOR
24|Stuck up extract from Looney Toons (backwards) (6)|SNOOTY
Down 
2|Ray is off for the country (5)|SYRIA
3|Runner, perhaps, some psychopath let escape (7)|ATHLETE
4|A vision of 'E' slipped into small whisky (5)|DREAM
5|Qaddafi  possibly upset once - LOL! (7)|COLONEL
6|Sense it's quite a view (5)|SIGHT
7|Pasta dish makes you sag in country road (7)|LASAGNE
9|The main part of SEAT (3)|SEA
12|From which chips are made in coils, perhaps? (7)|SILICON
13|One falling over drinks glass (7)|TUMBLER
15|Silly coot, Cab, might get stuck in pipe (7)|TOBACCO
16|Drive into sheep (3)|RAM
18|Material provided by idiot at end of month (5)|CLOTH
20|Old boy, yes, is shaken - does what he's told (5)|OBEYS
21|CIA man's a nice chap (5)|AGENT

SPECIAL..SAFE
.H.H.B.E.C.A.
CAFE.SOLVABLE
.R.S.O.V.N.S.
VASSAL.INDEED
.O...U.S.A...
CHIC.TOP.LOST
...A.E.R...E.
CHINTZ.EXPERT
.O.A.E.S.U.I.
CORPORAL.POOL
.C.E.O.E.I.U.
THIS..EYELASH

Across 
1|Out of the ordinary (7)|SPECIAL
5|Risk-free (4)|SAFE
8|Eating place (4)|CAFE
9|Capable of being worked out (8)|SOLVABLE
10|A serf (6)|VASSAL
11|You don't say! (6)|INDEED
12|Elegantly fashionable (4)|CHIC
14|Highest point (3)|TOP
15|Mislaid (4)|LOST
17|Printed cotton fabric (6)|CHINTZ
19|Dab hand (6)|EXPERT
21|Non-commissioned officer (8)|CORPORAL
22|Table ball game (4)|POOL
23|De Niro/Billy Crystal comedy, "Analzye ----" (4)|THIS
24|It's coloured by mascara (7)|EYELASH
Down 
2|Ancient Egyptian king (7)|PHARAOH
3|A grandmaster is exceptionally skilled at this (5)|CHESS
4|Lowest temperature theoretically possible (8,4)|ABSOLUTE ZERO
5|Public disgrace (7)|SCANDAL
6|Untrue (5)|FALSE
7|"Graceland", Memphis was his home (5,7)|ELVIS PRESLEY
13|Small hors d'oeuvres of bread/toast (7)|CANAPES
16|Humourless (7)|SERIOUS
18|Unlicensed whisky (5)|HOOCH
20|Opening in the eye (5)|PUPIL

SPECIAL..SAFE
.H.H.B.E.C.A.
CAFE.SOLVABLE
.R.S.O.V.N.S.
VASSAL.INDEED
.O...U.S.A...
CHIC.TOP.LOST
...A.E.R...E.
CHINTZ.EXPERT
.O.A.E.S.U.I.
CORPORAL.POOL
.C.E.O.E.I.U.
THIS..EYELASH

Across 
1|Unusual places I renovated (7)|SPECIAL
5|Insect leaves Santa Fe secure (4)|SAFE
8|Face off in diner (4)|CAFE
9|Loves lab to be wrecked - as you hope this clue is! (8)|SOLVABLE
10|Val embraces fool, a lowly, servile type (6)|VASSAL
11|Fashionable action? Certainly! (6)|INDEED
12|The "Windy City" has no past - trendy (4)|CHIC
14|Cover successful snooker shot backwards! (3)|TOP
15|Blockbuster US TV series abandoned (4)|LOST
17|Showy cotton material made from HT zinc (6)|CHINTZ
19|Former partner, cheeky - hardly a beginner (6)|EXPERT
21|Cor! Polar melting, soldier! (8)|CORPORAL
22|Kitty's lido? (4)|POOL
23|Composed hits but not that (4)|THIS
24|Fluttered by the flirtatious, shifty heel say? (7)|EYELASH
Down 
2|Ruler's improvised rap - oh! ah! (7)|PHARAOH
3|Mate, that's not how this game always ends (5)|CHESS
4|Utter nothing: you can't get any colder than that (8,4)|ABSOLUTE ZERO
5|Crying shame, putting child's head in footwear! (7)|SCANDAL
6|Fleas all over the place: that's not right (5)|FALSE
7|The King, his fans say, has twisted lips - severely (5,7)|ELVIS PRESLEY
13|Tin monkeys: popular finger-buffet snacks! (7)|CANAPES
16|Spain's first euro is exchanged - not funny (7)|SERIOUS
18|Some ballyhoo - cheap illicit liquor (5)|HOOCH
20|Schoolkid, one into mushy pulp (5)|PUPIL

.L.C.I.G.A.N.
HYPHEN.RUDDER
.N.O.F.A.O.A.
EXTRAORDINARY
...D...U.I.M.
CRISIS.ABSEIL
.E...TAT...S.
GENEVA.EXCUSE
.F.S.B...U...
SKATEBOARDERS
.N.E.I.C.D.I.
SOLEMN.NELSON
.T.M.G.E.E.T.

Across 
7|Mark used to link words (6)|HYPHEN
8|Boat's steering apparatus (6)|RUDDER
9|Most unusual (13)|EXTRAORDINARY
10|Emergency (6)|CRISIS
13|Descend rock face with a double rope (6)|ABSEIL
14|Cheap rubbish (3)|TAT
15|Swiss city, home of World Health Organisation (6)|GENEVA
17|Forgive (6)|EXCUSE
19|(Four) wheelie enthusiasts (13)|SKATEBOARDERS
22|Seriously earnest (6)|SOLEMN
23|Admiral victorious at Trafalgar (6)|NELSON
Down 
1|Wild cat with tufted ears (4)|LYNX
2|Groups of notes sounded together in harmony (6)|CHORDS
3|Details, news, briefly (4)|INFO
4|Holder of a university degree (8)|GRADUATE
5|Beautiful youth in Greek mythology (6)|ADONIS
6|Narrowly-avoided collision (4,4)|NEAR MISS
11|Used in tying ships' sails (4,4)|REEF KNOT
12|Wounding with a pointed weapon (8)|STABBING
16|High regard (6)|ESTEEM
18|Snuggle (6)|CUDDLE
20|Skin complaint associated with teens (4)|ACNE
21|Wild revelry (4)|RIOT

.L.C.I.G.A.N.
HYPHEN.RUDDER
.N.O.F.A.O.A.
EXTRAORDINARY
...D...U.I.M.
CRISIS.ABSEIL
.E...TAT...S.
GENEVA.EXCUSE
.F.S.B...U...
SKATEBOARDERS
.N.E.I.C.D.I.
SOLEMN.NELSON
.T.M.G.E.E.T.

Across 
7|Punctuation in biography - phenomenal! (6)|HYPHEN
8|Helps steer boat right to milk supplier (6)|RUDDER
9|Minor film actor, not special but remarkable (13)|EXTRAORDINARY
10|Credit is repeatedly a disaster (6)|CRISIS
13|Get roped in for a descent? (6)|ABSEIL
14|Tawdry goods, whichever way you look at it (3)|TAT
15|Possibly avenge a European city (6)|GENEVA
17|"Cue sex change" - pardon? (6)|EXCUSE
19|They perform on 4 wheels, fish and lodgers (13)|SKATEBOARDERS
22|Straight-faced, single, heartless man (6)|SOLEMN
23|Mandela's first wrestling hold? (6)|NELSON
Down 
1|Member of cat family couples, we hear (4)|LYNX
2|Combinations of notes sounded together - hard to get into casual trousers! (6)|CHORDS
3|If no change, intelligence is short (4)|INFO
4|ATD argue about successful university student (8)|GRADUATE
5|In India Don is a handsome youth (6)|ADONIS
6|Close by young girl, almost a hit (4,4)|NEAR MISS
11|Method of tying chain of rocks in sea over a nautical mile (4,4)|REEF KNOT
12|Twisted bin-bag after street knife crime (8)|STABBING
16|Respect 'S' team, it's said (6)|ESTEEM
18|Mix-up - new start needed - hug! (6)|CUDDLE
20|Isaac Newton's hidden skin problem (4)|ACNE
21|Be revolting! (4)|RIOT

..L.B...G.F.T
STABLE.COPIER
P.U.U.I.V.A.A
INN.RUNNERSUP
N.C...C.R.C..
ADHOC.OWNGOAL
C...R.G.O...E
HASBEEN.RADIO
..C.D.I...A.P
GLADIATOR.PEA
A.R.B.O.E.P.R
SICKLE.LEGEND
P.E.E...F.R..

Across 
6|Building for horses (6)|STABLE
7|Office duplicating equipment (6)|COPIER
9|Small hotel (3)|INN
10|They're right behind the winner! (7,2)|RUNNERS UP
11|Make-shift (2,3)|AD HOC
13|Self-inflicted disadvantage (3,4)|OWN GOAL
15|Not as popular as previously (3,4)|HAS BEEN
17|Wireless (5)|RADIO
19|Spartacus was such a fighter! (9)|GLADIATOR
21|Vegetable, could be split or chick (3)|PEA
22|Short-handled scythe (6)|SICKLE
23|Fabulous story! (6)|LEGEND
Down 
1|Large motorboat (6)|LAUNCH
2|A smudge (4)|BLUR
3|Top manager of a prison (8)|GOVERNOR
4|Debacle (6)|FIASCO
5|Device to catch animals (4)|TRAP
6|Popeye's favourite food (7)|SPINACH
8|Having a false identity (9)|INCOGNITO
12|Believable (8)|CREDIBLE
14|Spotted beast (7)|LEOPARD
16|In short supply (6)|SCARCE
18|Well turned out (6)|DAPPER
19|Pant for breath (4)|GASP
20|Ridge of rock in the sea (4)|REEF

..L.B...G.F.T
STABLE.COPIER
P.U.U.I.V.A.A
INN.RUNNERSUP
N.C...C.R.C..
ADHOC.OWNGOAL
C...R.G.O...E
HASBEEN.RADIO
..C.D.I...A.P
GLADIATOR.PEA
A.R.B.O.E.P.R
SICKLE.LEGEND
P.E.E...F.R..

Across 
6|Where the horses are well balanced? (6)|STABLE
7|Unoriginal sort of office equipment (6)|COPIER
9|Hostelry in Minnesota (3)|INN
10|Sprinter needs drink to get silver and bronze (7,2)|RUNNERS UP
11|Improvised: cooked cod - ah! (2,3)|AD HOC
13|Personal ambition? A gift to your football opponents (3,4)|OWN GOAL
15|Wild banshee, no longer important (3,4)|HAS BEEN
17|S. American city entertains commercial broadcasting medium (5)|RADIO
19|Russell Crowe's role as a laird got mangled! (9)|GLADIATOR
21|Ape, shaken, needs to be taken out of its shell (3)|PEA
22|Queasy before the French farm implement (6)|SICKLE
23|Folk tale - describing the foot? (6)|LEGEND
Down 
1|Meal around one set in motion (6)|LAUNCH
2|Obscure Britpop group (4)|BLUR
3|Ron Grove irritated the boss (8)|GOVERNOR
4|Utter failure in Sofia's company (6)|FIASCO
5|Vulgar mouth! (4)|TRAP
6|Chips, an alternative to this succulent green-leafed vegetable (7)|SPINACH
8|In Congo it might be interpreted as "assuming another name" (9)|INCOGNITO
12|Top 2/5 of cream may be eaten? That's convincing (8)|CREDIBLE
14|Wild cat Cleo pardoned to some extent (7)|LEOPARD
16|Go off and make yourself this! (6)|SCARCE
18|Debonair but rapped terribly (6)|DAPPER
19|Head of grass snake - gulp! (4)|GASP
20|A natural hazard in the main (4)|REEF

.ABRACADABRA.
O.A.N.C.X.I.N
BADDY.COLOGNE
S.G.T.E.E.H.A
ELEPHANT.STIR
R...I.T.P.O.S
VACANT.BRUNEI
A.A.G.S.O...G
TYRE.CHILDISH
O.E.Z.I.I.N.T
RUFFIAN.FLUTE
Y.U.N.E.I.I.D
.ELECTRICITY.

Across 
1|Magician's or conjuror's cry (11)|ABRACADABRA
9|TV or film villain|BADDY
10|German city associated with perfume (7)|COLOGNE
11|Largest living land mammal (8)|ELEPHANT
12|To mix with a spoon (4)|STIR
14|Not occupied (6)|VACANT
16|Sultanate on north coast of Borneo (6)|BRUNEI
18|A wheel's rubber covering (4)|TYRE
19|Infantile (8)|CHILDISH
22|A bully (7)|RUFFIAN
23|Woodwind instrument (5)|FLUTE
24|Lightning discharge (11)|ELECTRICITY
Down 
2|Symbol of rank etc. worn on clothing (5)|BADGE
3|Item, no matter what sort (8)|ANYTHING
4|e.g. circumflex or acute (6)|ACCENT
5|Rod on which a wheel revolves (4)|AXLE
6|Expression of enthusiastic agreement (5,2)|RIGHT ON
7|Place for viewing the stars, etc. (11)|OBSERVATORY
8|Unable to see clearly at a distance (4-7)|NEAR SIGHTED
13|Highly productive (8)|PROLIFIC
15|Painstaking (7)|CAREFUL
17|Black eye (6)|SHINER
20|Correct name for "Eskimo" (5)|INUIT
21|Bluish-white metallic element (4)|ZINC

.ABRACADABRA.
O.A.N.C.X.I.N
BADDY.COLOGNE
S.G.T.E.E.H.A
ELEPHANT.STIR
R...I.T.P.O.S
VACANT.BRUNEI
A.A.G.S.O...G
TYRE.CHILDISH
O.E.Z.I.I.N.T
RUFFIAN.FLUTE
Y.U.N.E.I.I.D
.ELECTRICITY.

Across 
1|Useful word for a speller! (11)|ABRACADABRA
9|Not a good guy turned out by dad (5)|BADDY
10|German city that's often sniffed at? (7)|COLOGNE
11|Beastly trumpeter (8)|ELEPHANT
12|Move US prison (4)|STIR
14|I leave Vatican confused and empty (6)|VACANT
16|Country upset by headless tribune (6)|BRUNEI
18|Rubber casing that's blown up! (4)|TYRE
19|Just like a kid, making endlessly cool meal! (8)|CHILDISH
22|Lout trashed funfair (7)|RUFFIAN
23|Forte on stringed instrument equals this instrument (5)|FLUTE
24|It currently makes appliances work (11)|ELECTRICITY
Down 
2|Nocturnal animal, no tail, often worn on lapel! (5)|BADGE
3|Possibly hating N.Y.? - Whatever! (8)|ANYTHING
4|A b-bit of US money causes stress (6)|ACCENT
5|Part of a wheel left in chopper (4)|AXLE
6|Not left off? I approve of that! (5,2)|RIGHT ON
7|It gives scientists a view that's out of this world! (11)|OBSERVATORY
8|Myopic - needs a right change (4-7)|NEAR SIGHTED
13|Productive IP frolic going awry (8)|PROLIFIC
15|Not being a spendthrift, wants motor fuel change (7)|CAREFUL
17|Star's leg bone put before the Queen! (6)|SHINER
20|Arctic people, innit - with a change of heart! (5)|INUIT
21|A piece of quartz incorporating an element (4)|ZINC

..O.....B.T.C
PORSCHE.EPOCH
A.A.U.X.E.M.O
PALMBEACH.HIP
E...A.M.I.A..
RACK.NIRVANA.
..O.C.N.E.K..
.ACROBAT.OSLO
..O.R.T.B...U
PAN.SPIDERMAN
L.U.I.O.E.A.C
AZTEC.NEPTUNE
Y.S.A.....L..

Across 
5|Luxury sports car (7)|PORSCHE
8|Period of history (5)|EPOCH
9|Luxurious resort in Florida (4,5)|PALM BEACH
10|Up with the latest trends (3)|HIP
11|Magazines holder (4)|RACK
13|Buddhist state of bliss (7)|NIRVANA
15|Tight-rope walker, trapeze artist etc. (7)|ACROBAT
16|Capital of Norway (4)|OSLO
19|Kitchen cooking utensil (3)|PAN
20|Film with Toby Maguire as a creepy crime fighter! (9)|SPIDERMAN
22|Ancient S. American civilization (5)|AZTEC
23|Roman sea god (7)|NEPTUNE
Down 
1|Not a written paper examination (4)|ORAL
2|Home of busy insects (7)|BEEHIVE
3|Star of 'The Da Vinci Code' (3,5)|TOM HANKS
4|Slice of mutton or pork (4)|CHOP
5|Writing material (5)|PAPER
6|It's capital is Havana (4)|CUBA
7|Medical check-up (11)|EXAMINATION
12|Fruits of the palm tree (8)|COCONUTS
14|French island in the Mediterranean (7)|CORSICA
17|Equals about 28 grams (5)|OUNCE
18|Pager sound (4)|BEEP
19|Theatrical production (4)|PLAY
21|Injure by pawing (4)|MAUL

..O.....B.T.C
PORSCHE.EPOCH
A.A.U.X.E.M.O
PALMBEACH.HIP
E...A.M.I.A..
RACK.NIRVANA.
..O.C.N.E.K..
.ACROBAT.OSLO
..O.R.T.B...U
PAN.SPIDERMAN
L.U.I.O.E.A.C
AZTEC.NEPTUNE
Y.S.A.....L..

Across 
5|Upmarket car - "swanky", as the Queen says! (7)|PORSCHE
8|Historic time - China's leader in wild hope! (5)|EPOCH
9|US resort's minced lamb, cheap (4,5)|PALM BEACH
10|Part of the body - cool! (3)|HIP
11|At a stretch, an instrument of torture (4)|RACK
13|Ivan ran off in a perfect state of meditation (7)|NIRVANA
15|Car and boat 'totalled' by energetic entertainer (7)|ACROBAT
16|N. European capital in Czechoslovakia (4)|OSLO
19|Really slate a Greek god (3)|PAN
20|Comic super-hero on the Web? (9)|SPIDERMAN
22|Ancient civilization's A-Z by short investigator (5)|AZTEC
23|Planet seen holding a Trident? (7)|NEPTUNE
Down 
1|Spoken bit of immorality (4)|ORAL
2|Was Marge Simpson stung to get this hairdo? (7)|BEEHIVE
3|Film star's naff monk's hat (3,5)|TOM HANKS
4|Slice of meat - if doubled, get a move on! (4)|CHOP
5|Rubbishy piece of writing by, er, tabloid? (5)|PAPER
6|This island country removes top from diver's breathing equipment (4)|CUBA
7|Test old girlfriend on mad animation (11)|EXAMINATION
12|Shy things people try to hit at the fair! (8)|COCONUTS
14|Croc is a problem for this holiday island (7)|CORSICA
17|Light weight university in former time (5)|OUNCE
18|Buzzer's quiet noise (4)|BEEP
19|Don't work - act! (4)|PLAY
21|Roughly handle some trauma, ultimately (4)|MAUL

.F...N.L...M.
CROW.ENORMOUS
.E.A.R.A.I.S.
DEPRAVED.SACK
...A.E.E.S.L.
TENNIS.DRIVEL
I..D.....S..E
PURPLE.POSING
.N.E.X.A.I...
IDEA.PERSPIRE
.I.C.O.O.P.O.
REVERSAL.IDLE
.S...E.E...L.

Across 
5|Large black bird (4)|CROW
7|Gigantic (8)|ENORMOUS
9|Morally corrupt (8)|DEPRAVED
10|Bag of coarse material (4)|SACK
11|Its major tournaments are known as the 'Grand Slam' (6)|TENNIS
12|Nonsense (6)|DRIVEL
14|Colour associated with royalty (6)|PURPLE
17|Sitting for a painter (6)|POSING
18|Notion (4)|IDEA
19|Sweat (8)|PERSPIRE
21|An about-face (8)|REVERSAL
22|Not busy (4)|IDLE
Down 
1|At liberty (4)|FREE
2|The jitters (6)|NERVES
3|Drunk - as a gun might be! (6)|LOADED
4|e.g. a pectoral (6)|MUSCLE
6|Tolstoy's famous epic Russian novel (3,3,5)|WAR AND PEACE
8|One of N. America's longest rivers (11)|MISSISSIPPI
11|A dump (3)|TIP
13|A limb (3)|LEG
15|Lingerie (6)|UNDIES
16|Lay bare (6)|EXPOSE
17|Conditional release of a prisoner (6)|PAROLE
20|Turn over (4)|ROLL

.F...N.L...M.
CROW.ENORMOUS
.E.A.R.A.I.S.
DEPRAVED.SACK
...A.E.E.S.L.
TENNIS.DRIVEL
I..D.....S..E
PURPLE.POSING
.N.E.X.A.I...
IDEA.PERSPIRE
.I.C.O.O.P.O.
REVERSAL.IDLE
.S...E.E...L.

Across 
5|Boast of being an American Indian? (4)|CROW
7|Monroe corrupted America - great! (8)|ENORMOUS
9|Morally bad department had riotous party (8)|DEPRAVED
10|Be dismissive as a boss (4)|SACK
11|Number wrong to back sport (6)|TENNIS
12|Rubbish car journey with learner (6)|DRIVEL
14|Violet's LP - pure re-mix (6)|PURPLE
17|Passing oneself off as an artist's model? (6)|POSING
18|I had each thought (4)|IDEA
19|P.S. Pierre's awful drip! (8)|PERSPIRE
21|U-turn made by vicar and, er, little Sally (8)|REVERSAL
22|Lied about being unemployed (4)|IDLE
Down 
1|Let the prisoner go for nothing (4)|FREE
2|Verne's novel anxiety (6)|NERVES
3|Having lots of cash but put upon? (6)|LOADED
4|1000 clues to unravel - strength! (6)|MUSCLE
6|A real big read, this translation of "Wee Panda Car" (3,3,5)|WAR AND PEACE
8|You might say Mrs 'ippy meanders through the USA (11)|MISSISSIPPI
11|Hint given to the waiter? (3)|TIP
13|Stage in contest when hair solution's upset (3)|LEG
15|International organisation fades lingerie (6)|UNDIES
16|Be revealing: no longer put on an act (6)|EXPOSE
17|The prisoner promised to be out on this (6)|PAROLE
20|Carol loves hiding bread (4)|ROLL

I.T.U.J.S.A..
MORON.EXTINCT
I.I.L.N.E.A.Y
TYPHOON.RECAP
A...C.I.E.O.O
THICK.FROWN..
E.N...E...D.E
..FEVER.YEARN
S.O.A.L.E...D
HERON.OILWELL
O.M.I.P.L.A.E
PRATTLE.OASIS
..L.Y.Z.W.Y.S

Across 
7|Dimwit (5)|MORON
8|No longer existing (7)|EXTINCT
10|Violent tropical storm (7)|TYPHOON
11|Go over main points again, briefly (5)|RECAP
12|Dense (5)|THICK
14|Disapproving look (5)|FROWN
16|e.g. Lassa ----- or hay ----- (5)|FEVER
18|Hanker (5)|YEARN
20|Long-necked, long-legged wading bird (5)|HERON
21|Hole drilled to extract petroleum (3,4)|OIL WELL
23|Idle chatter (7)|PRATTLE
24|Fertile spot in a desert (5)|OASIS
Down 
1|Copy (7)|IMITATE
2|Stumble (4)|TRIP
3|Open with a key (6)|UNLOCK
4|Pop singer / star of 'Monster in Law' (8,5)|JENNIFER LOPEZ
5|'3-D' sound effect (6)|STEREO
6|Huge snake (8)|ANACONDA
9|Printing error, briefly (4)|TYPO
13|Casual (8)|INFORMAL
15|Unceasing (7)|ENDLESS
17|Big-headedness (6)|VANITY
18|Cowardly (6)|YELLOW
19|Retail outlet (4)|SHOP
22|Not difficult (4)|EASY

I.T.U.J.S.A..
MORON.EXTINCT
I.I.L.N.E.A.Y
TYPHOON.RECAP
A...C.I.E.O.O
THICK.FROWN..
E.N...E...D.E
..FEVER.YEARN
S.O.A.L.E...D
HERON.OILWELL
O.M.I.P.L.A.E
PRATTLE.OASIS
..L.Y.Z.W.Y.S

Across 
7|Little Ronald's after little Maureen - idiot! (5)|MORON
8|Dead as a dodo! (7)|EXTINCT
10|Retouched photo: NY hurricane (7)|TYPHOON
11|Brief summary about national team player (5)|RECAP
12|Plank-like broad? (5)|THICK
14|Dirty look of female initially worn out (5)|FROWN
16|Nervous excitement of the Saturday Night sort? (5)|FEVER
18|Desire to make money after start of year (5)|YEARN
20|The woman, no flipping bird! (5)|HERON
21|Boring source of wealth in Middle East? (3,4)|OIL WELL
23|Idle talk of Wally getting let off (7)|PRATTLE
24|Britpop group welcome in the desert (5)|OASIS
Down 
1|I'm getting one famous art gallery mimic (7)|IMITATE
2|Lose your footing: time to rest in peace! (4)|TRIP
3|Release could bring you no luck (6)|UNLOCK
4|This pop star will shortly sound like "Jay Low" (8,5)|JENNIFER LOPEZ
5|Speaker alone can't produce this effect (6)|STEREO
6|Content of almanac on dangerous snake (8)|ANACONDA
9|Half of city post office makes keying error (4)|TYPO
13|Lacking ceremony for Milan, perhaps (8)|INFORMAL
15|Having no tail but going on and on (7)|ENDLESS
17|Conceit of yours truly in any TV production (6)|VANITY
18|Colour that makes you shout "That hurt!" (6)|YELLOW
19|South bound to get some retail therapy! (4)|SHOP
22|Simple sort of chair? (4)|EASY

..DRUMSTICK..
T.E.N.T.N.N.B
REBEL.RUSSELL
O.R.I.I.U.E.A
JOINTED.RELIC
A.E...E.E...K
NOFEAR.CRITIC
H...B.A...W.O
OPTED.BUNKOFF
R.H.O.A.I.F.F
SEISMIC.NOOSE
E.G.E.U.J.L.E
..HANDSTAND..

Across 
1|Cooked chicken leg (9)|DRUMSTICK
8|Revolting type! (5)|REBEL
9|First name of star of "A Beautiful Mind" (7)|RUSSELL
10|Composed of segments (7)|JOINTED
11|Ancient object (5)|RELIC
12|Not likely! (2,4)|NO FEAR
14|e.g. film reviewer (6)|CRITIC
17|Chose (5)|OPTED
19|Play truant (4,3)|BUNK OFF
21|Type of waves produced by earthquakes (7)|SEISMIC
22|Hangman's rope (5)|NOOSE
23|Upside down balancing act (9)|HANDSTAND
Down 
1|Get info from soldier after a mission (7)|DEBRIEF
2|Not illuminated (5)|UNLIT
3|Take long steps (6)|STRIDE
4|One who arranges cover in case of fire, theft, etc. (7)|INSURER
5|Bend in semi-erect position (5)|KNEEL
6|In mythology, trick used by Greeks to gain entry into enemy city (6,5)|TROJAN HORSE
7|Drink without milk or cream (5,6)|BLACK COFFEE
13|Belly (7)|ABDOMEN
15|Doubly (7)|TWOFOLD
16|Ancient counting frame (6)|ABACUS
18|Top part of a leg (5)|THIGH
20|Ancient Japanese assassin (5)|NINJA

..DRUMSTICK..
T.E.N.T.N.N.B
REBEL.RUSSELL
O.R.I.I.U.E.A
JOINTED.RELIC
A.E...E.E...K
NOFEAR.CRITIC
H...B.A...W.O
OPTED.BUNKOFF
R.H.O.A.I.F.F
SEISMIC.NOOSE
E.G.E.U.J.L.E
..HANDSTAND..

Across 
1|With which a musician makes many a hit (9)|DRUMSTICK
8|Beer off - left to start a riot! (5)|REBEL
9|Name of bloke to steal cattle, it's said (7)|RUSSELL
10|Double this and you'd be physically very flexible! (7)|JOINTED
11|Remains in some dereliction (5)|RELIC
12|Definitely not what the brave have (2,4)|NO FEAR
14|One who enjoys slating? (6)|CRITIC
17|Chose different depot (5)|OPTED
19|Sleeping berth not available? Go AWOL (4,3)|BUNK OFF
21|Miss ice movement of earthquake proportions (7)|SEISMIC
22|Ropey neckwear! (5)|NOOSE
23|Dan hadn't moved, grabbing Sam's top in athletic manoeuvre (9)|HANDSTAND
Down 
1|Remove underwear to find out how operation went! (7)|DEBRIEF
2|Until horribly dark (5)|UNLIT
3|A big step this jazz piano style (6)|STRIDE
4|Policy issuer unfortunately ruins the Queen (7)|INSURER
5|Go on a bender in church? (5)|KNEEL
6|Harmful computer program - an old Greek trick! (6,5)|TROJAN HORSE
7|Being drunk, you might be forced to drink this! (5,6)|BLACK COFFEE
13|Be Damon perhaps? That takes some guts! (7)|ABDOMEN
15|Twice as much? Wot rubbish! Collapse! (7)|TWOFOLD
16|One product of Cuba's revolution you can count on (6)|ABACUS
18|West Highlander reveals bit of flesh (5)|THIGH
20|Nina grabs head of Japanese trained assassin (5)|NINJA

