The Independent Answers July 02, 2024
Across
| Campaign ad covers front of office in maroon | CRUSADE |
| For leaves, Flora of South Africa | PROTEA |
| T S Eliot disturbed retiree in bar with perfume | TOILETSOAP |
| Mates Scott and Gerald divided by the sound of it | FITS |
| Dictator embraced by the French, after revolution – Napoleon, according to Orwell | ANIMAL |
| New visitor mad on crime | INCOMER |
| African leaves End of Watch by King, old volunteers taken aback | KHAT |
| Greene and half of Brighton rock to 17’s pop | GINGERBEER |
| Tiny blonde novel writer criticised for being dumb | ENIDBLYTON |
| Part of France which Esio Trot‘s first name comes from? | OISE |
| Das Boot typed with thumbs? It’s not obvious to the reader | SUBTEXT |
| Person in a hurry read out scene of War and Peace | RUSSIA |
| One of Elements, and not one Through the Looking Glass | IRON |
| Doctor Marlowe fashioned, leading character in devilish fantasy | DREAMWORLD |
| Time to relax with reading/writing puzzle | TEASER |
| Whip in The Secret Agent for show | SPLASHY |
Down
| Comic of little value new, cents tops | CLOWN |
| One holding 26 up, edition not bound | UNLIMITED |
| Some drama fellow misplaced in non-fiction | ACT |
| Feeling upset by large bestseller in 16? | EMOTION |
| Dickensian lad starts to explain chimney-sweeping, thinner brush for narrow flue | PIPECLEANER |
| Fantastic Mr Fox making robbery primarily a charitable enterprise | OXFAM |
| Carriage returns, queen collecting Notes From a Small Island | ENTERKEYS |
| Pound for one Allende with a line crossed through, right money | LEGALTENDER |
| Staff paid nothing worked safely without touching | HANDSFREE |
| Some 6 outlets smell, certainly hot inside concessions | BOOKSHOPS |
| Second-hand dealer’s wobbles when walking | TOTTERS |
| Security instruments of The Spy Who Loved Me | BONDS |
| Island with butcher, Whisky Galore there | ISLAY |
| A Brontë’s inside small volume | MIL |