Cryptic across
5 British or French knocked out in scrappy mixed doubles here? (9)
8 Jacob’s son’s not the finished article to an Arab – behind the rest (8)
9 Where David won when it was fit to return (4)
10 Deborah’s commander, one hiding in the cover of trees (5)
12 Prophet’s return deceived almost all of a leading northern city (6)
14 He oversaw an important trial detailing gentle exercises (6)
15 They cut commercials involving 13 banks (5)
17 Numbers giant among the obsessive type, to miss out on gold (4)
18 These Paul sent – old records, including play-list – to Elvis, initially (8)
20 Saintly eccentric Galilean, about a hundred (9)
Cryptic down
1 Skirt with a stuttering sound, going out of alignment (4)
2 Serried garrisons protect the king of England (5)
3 Poor Joe gets wealthy through Joshua’s win here (7)
4 Offended by outcast over display (8)
6 Fair interpretation of Saint Paul’s letter (9)
7 Defeated by David, is Zerah dead? (9)
11 Query among certain boys, Americans... (8)
13 ...in final letter from Washington, venerable person’s identifying John’s dad (7)
16 Poet’s rhyme’s beginning to lose relevance at wake (5)
19 Asian cup match on radio? (4)
Quick across
5 Father of Herod the Great (9)
8 Pillar of salt in Genesis (4,4)
9 Orpheus’s instrument (4)
10 Academy Award (5)
12 Beat (6)
14 Horrified (6)
15 Stupid (5)
17 Register of names for duties (4)
18 OT peoples of SW Iran today, SE of Babylon and Ur (8)
20 Ancient Jewish supreme council (9)
Quick down
1 Heavy load; responsibility (4)
2 Fuzzy fruits: another euphemism for the All Blacks (5)
3 Portuguese Atlantic island (7)
4 One of a major branch of Methodists (8)
6 Ecclesiastical title of honour bestowed on some RC priests (9)
7 Michael, perhaps: Russian port on the White Sea (9)
11 Member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting parts of Mesopotamia between 11th-8th century BC (8)
13 Dutch city whose name was given to a treaty in 1713 (7)
16 Golfer’s assistant (variant spelling) (5)
19 Nile wading bird (4)
Crossword answers
Cryptic answers to No 0451: Across: 5 Blackfriars, 7 Brae, 8 Potation, 9 Minster, 11 Pouch, 13 Agile, 14 Partner, 16 Ruminant, 17 Lake, 18 Hard-pressed. Down: 1 Male, 2 Skipper, 3 Write, 4 Last post, 5 Burning bush, 6 Spot-checked, 10 Soldiery, 12 Castled, 15 Harpy, 17 Lisp.
Quick answers to No 0451: Across: 5 Bacchanalia, 7 Flue, 8 Throttle, 9 Belated, 11 Tenor, 13 Spoor, 14 Fertile, 16 Holidays, 17 Suds, 18 Freemasonry. Down: 1 Ache, 2 Shutter, 3 Snarl, 4 Flat feet, 5 Bulletproof, 6 All Souls Day, 10 Amorites, 12 Persist, 15 Balmy, 17 Sane.
Crossword winners
Winners (0450 Cryptic): Margaret Macmillan, Isle of Cumbrae; Sue Marsh, Tunbridge Wells
Winners (0450 Quick): Anne Bond, Croydon; Dawn Clark, Milton Keynes
Sudoku 0452
Solution 0451
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Answers in by August 17
