CRYPTIC CLUES

Quick Clues

ACROSS

1. Thwart (9)

8. Choose (3)

9. Synthesis (11)

11. Polluted (7)

12. The chosen (5)

13. Buccaneering (6)

15. Conflict (6)

17. Dodge (5)

18. Immediate (7)

20. Brainy (11)

22. Consume (3)

23. Disastrously (9)

DOWN

2. Flee (3)

3. Test (5)

4. Prizes (6)

5. Clear (7)

6. Papacy (11)

7. Assertion (9)

10. Casualness (11)

11. In the dumps (9)

14. Invented (7)

16. Murderer (6)

19. Stubborn (5)

21. Nothing (3)

Yesterday’s Solutions

ACROSS: 1 Crease; 4 Brutal; 9 intellectuals; 10 Guarded;

Exact; 19 Refusal; 21 Interrogation; 22 Trying; 23 Glance.

DOWN: 1 Cringe; 2 Extravagantly; 3 Solid; 5 Retreat; 6 Transgression; 7 Veteran; 15 Depict; 16 Prior; 17 Plunge; 20 Frail. 11

Ensue; 12

Halve; 14

Start; 18

Listen; 8 Needy; 13

ACROSS

1. Mortals involved with me in deep turmoil (9) The Roman I have in mind (3) At the same time they were instructed to rearrange solo matches (11) Arrange a star part in a Western (7) Not bound to relax (5) Ship’s mascot for the ancient mariner (6) Artist in distress and difficulty (6) A searching examination, by all accounts (5) The male sort includes females as well (7) Anyway, it’s where papers like to have reporters (2,3,6)

22. Fuel for ovens not in current use (3)

23. One’s tried for a military and domestic

Yesterday’s Solutions ACROSS: 1 Facile; 4 Sprout; 9 Armour-bearers; 10 Clothes; 11 18 Links; 19 Cowherd; 21 Clerical dress; 22 Siting; 23 Beaten. DOWN: 1 France; 2 Common consent; 3 Laugh; 5 Playboy; 6 Overstatement; 7 Tassel; 8 Abuse; 13 Passion; 15 Places; 16 Scrap; 17 Edison; 20 Wedge.

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offence (9)

DOWN

2 Piece of linear curvature (3)

3. Beastly Holst competition (5)

4. Take a walk in the rose garden (6)

5. Sailor with the mate a great deal (7)

6. Building up afresh what’s left before formal talk (11)

Once quoted about, becomes big-headed (9) Strict hand drafts a new order (4,3,4) Give the wrong directions? (9)

Apparent, but not in a sister’s concern (7) Yet they may form a large part of the weekly wash (6)

Nerve broken? Not at all! (5)

To love in excess (3)

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Scope;

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Dylan;