Cryptic across
3 Shanghai’s media circus? (5-4)
7 Jazz fan about fifty’s fallen for soft rock (4)
8 Nastiest manifestation of a giant (8)
9 Where Mohammed in Arabia is interred? (6)
10 Group of prayers, from the Sally Army, boy brought round (6)
12 Where in Europe to find Asian but no Poles (6)
14 Nile site where the first of all relics noted are set amongst the kings (6)
15 One even keeps heroin in pocket when facing Joseph’s boss (8)
17 Lay new approaches to an orbital point (4)
18 Algonquin Indian headdress hombre stuck on belt (9)
Cryptic down
1 Wise guy gets line in Homeric translation (8)
2 Town in southern France where spy lost tail (4)
3 Peak Rob Roy travelled over to find the Pieta (6,4)
4 Sanskrit rule totally rejected American mastery (5)
5 He plays Chaplin, for example (5)
6 Sennacherib’s successor, and sad hero, is assassinated (10)
11 Calmness after English invade sad Erin with all-consuming dash following desertion of the French (8)
13 Jericho looter a proper Charlie’s investigating (5)
14 Destiny of master after boat capsized (5)
16 Walked slowly, not escorted, supporting one foot (4)
Quick across
3 Region which comprised the kingdoms of Israel and Judah (9)
7 Brass component (4)
8 Followers of the Dalai Lama whose country is under the yoke of China (8)
9 Far apart (6)
10 Enter cautiously (4,2)
12 Music player (6)
14 Soldier’s helmet, slangily (3,3)
15 Relating to the Church of England (8)
17 Wife, and sister, of Zeus (4)
18 Ephesian silversmith and dissident (9)
Quick down
1 Signal (usually a siren) that danger is over (3,5)
2 In case (4)
3 In ancient times one of the inhabitants of SW Palestine, enemies of the Israelites (10)
4 Indonesian and Malaysian dish consisting of grilled food on a skewer (5)
5 Soak, suffuse (5)
6 Town named in honour of Herod’s father where Paul spent a night on the run from Jerusalem (10)
11 Stephen --------, lyricist on West Side Story (8)
13 William of ----- (variant spelling), 14th century English philosopher, theologian and polemicist (5)
14 Basic belief (5)
16 Adriatic resort; swimming pool complex (4)
Crossword answers
Cryptic answers to No 0554: Across: 1 Esdras, 4 Balaam, 8 Nilot, 9 Sermons, 10 Cultism, 11 Parma, 12 Shamanistic, 17 Sudan, 19 Dunstan, 21 Accepts, 22 Horeb, 23 Luther, 24 Crimps.
Down: 1 Eunuch, 2 Delilah, 3 Altai, 5 Apropos, 6 Aroer, 7 Missal, 9 Simonides, 13 Maniple, 14 Interim, 15 Assail, 16 Anubis, 18 Ducat, 20 Nahor.
Quick answers to No 0554: Across: 1 Decode, 4 Eggcup, 8 Rumba, 9 Vermont, 10 Doleful, 11 Huron, 12 Wesleyanism, 17 La Paz, 19 Illyria, 21 Auroras, 22 Lycra, 23 Achish, 24 Scanty.
Down: 1 Deride, 2 Camille, 3 Dwarf, 5 Gershon, 6 Choir, 7 Patina, 9 Valkyries, 13 Lazarus, 14 Saracen, 15 Alpaca, 16 Vagary, 18 Porch, 20 Lilac.
Crossword winners
Winners (0553 Cryptic): Gregory Porilo, Tooting; Mrs RT Grafftey-Smith, Malmesbury.
Winners (0553 Quick): Doreen Bishop, Leicester; Margaret Moyes, Darlington.
Sudoku 0555
Solution 0554
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