daily double

the hard way ACROSS

1 Jovial acknowledgement of a bad standard (5,5) 8 Notable South African is starting a union (5) 9 Rust found in the central shaft (7) 10 Numerous men put in place around the East (7) 11 Paper matter (5) 12 African U-boats wrecked (6) 14 Mature and moving programme (6) 17 One who draws a London landmark (5) 19 Ask for another search? (7) 21 Old rate of exchange is tight on one (7) 22 One comparatively unused to work (5) 23 Fruit avoided by lovers? (10)

DOWN

2 It’s in the main not a full month’s work (7) 3 Don’t take time off (5) 4 Centre to be rebuilt in modern style (6) 5 Gulping down a mixture of gin and grog (7) 6 They grow down from the torso (5) 7 He helps France to be free (10) 8 Fly and get depressed on alcohol (10) 13 Ran round in the commotion caused by a storm (7) 15 An irritating sewer? (7) 16 A game on which the captain rules (6) 18 An injustice? You’re mistaken (5) 20 Very quiet perhaps (5)

the easy way ACROSS

1 Source of easy financial reward (5,5) 8 Do with careless haste (5) 9 Rice-based meat or seafood dish (7) 10 Captivate (7) 11 Smell (5) 12 Large flat food fish (6) 14 Senior journalist (6) 17 Lustrous dark brown fur (5) 19 Affectedly superior (5-2) 21 Foolish (7) 22 Set of accounts (5) 23 Give paltry sum in wages (3,7)

DOWN

2 Revel noisily (7) 3 Small venomous snake (5) 4 Large marine reptile (6) 5 Run away and hide (7) 6 Untrue (3,2) 7 Disdain for what one can’t have (4,6) 8 Very charming (5,2,3) 13 For all to see (7) 15 To extract (4,3) 16 The soul (6) 18 Small non-rigid airship (5) 20 In a city (5)