CRYP TIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

5 Revise procedure for getting

clean and tidy (5-2)

7 Goes out with hounds in county

as before (5)

9 Nervous in a situation where cliff

may collapse? (2,4)

10 Looking embarrassed about vehicle having to be recovered (8)

11 Opposing erstwhile bolshiness,

ultimately they fall in line (10) 13 Some statement issued by

benefactor of art (4)

14 I paid sentries for working – people getting regular payments (13)

16 Go in Scotland in

criminal group (4)

17 Competitor cheated dreadfully,

having got let in (10)

19 Unofficial instruction to tell a

student what is going on (8) 20 Time when soldiers will get

involved in test (6)

22 Poet’s appointment

around noon (5) 23 King wanting new attire, becoming more annoyed (7)

DOWN

1 Money supply discovered,

nothing missing (4)

2 Wiggle toes here – it may help

footwear problem (8)

3 Wine being smuggled

aboard ship in jars (6)

4 Like a type of estate in trouble

south of river (10)

5 Writer set up one game and

another (5) 6 Newly fitted up pad with recliner

– in which one won’t be this! (13) 8 More than one detective hustles

around (7)

12 Four daring to go wild in place of

entertainment (10)

14 Dirty location near Heathrow

almost changed finally (7) 15 Provide machinery for chum

getting under car (8)

17 Mother comes with a

loaf of bread (6)

18 Singer sounding note (5) 21 Most significant European

river (4)