Simply Daily Puzzles

Coffee Break Cryptic


9 December



Across

Negligent about failure (6)
Bird for a magician (6)
Quarrel with some popular guests (5)
Everyone that's left has finished (3,4)
10 Common name - name of a girl, we hear (7)
11 This girl sound in the pink (5)
12 Much fine wood? (1,4,4)
17 Ernie goes crazy for this girl (5)
19 Soldiers dance (7)
21 Large loan requested by Antony for Noddy's friend (3-4)
22 Complete western part of golf course (5)
23 Robin's last missile may be pinched (6)
24 Birds - they pick up heavy weights (6)

Down

Provinces concerning charity (6)
Get a man to change colour (7)
Piece of meat found in small wood (5)
General disorder? That's swell (7)
Is Elvis rocking? (5)
They tend to be in hospital! (6)
Eccentric is a dealer in dogs (9)
13 Duck with bits of orange and spice (7)
14 Take a rest, possibly being idle now (3,4)
15 Ape an old historian (6)
16 Male teachers don't start getting flowers (6)
18 Composer employed in hotel garage (5)
20 Introduction of naval vessel that's not so old (5)