CRYPTIC CLUES

Quick Clues

ACROSS

1. Untidy (10)

7. Obloquy (5)

8. Clothing (7)

10. Immensity (8)

11. Tree (4)

13. Modern (6)

15. Atelier (6)

17. Chemical (4)

18. Cunning (8)

21. Coaching (7)

22. Change (5)

23. Concerned (10)

DOWN

1. Delight (5)

2. Prevailing (8)

3. Apprehend (6)

4. Stern (4)

5. Gem (7)

6. Familiar (10)

9. Nonsense (10)

12. Robust (8)

14. Warning (7)

16. Nicety (6)

19. Destined (5)

20. Ceremony (4)

Yesterday’s Solutions

ACROSS: 6 Curtail; 7 Order; 9 Try; 10 19 Raw; 21 Cease; 22 Learned. DOWN: 1 Query; 2 Sty; 3 Pike; 4 Precipice; 5 14 Pioneer; 16 Caper; 18 Even; 20 Arc.

Bewitched; 12

Counterpart;

Revelry; 8 Cinema; 15 11

Discordance;

Concourse; 13 17

Untutored;

Narrow;

DOWN 1. Not novel sportswear given by Conservative (5,5) Think of ring on tree (5) The hopelessness of the French couple (7) Hurl gift out with just claim (8) Wasn’t she on target? (4) One of the places where one might get the blues (6) Thrifty old convict returning to change fur (6) Deceive by a trick into getting some back (4) Snubs men having no feeling (8) Would one expect to get a false smile from him? (7) Prize-giver is back in intolerable bondage (5) Don the stage in role of childhood chum? (10) Yesterday’s Solutions ACROSS: 6 Fighter; 7 Crowd; 9 Bit; 10 19 Pet; 21 Jeans; 22 Remorse. DOWN: 1 Rigid; 2 She; 3 Mere; 4 Freighter; 5 Swindle; 8 Filing; 11 Mothering; 13 Trance; 14 Lighter; 16 Feast; 18 Eyed; 20 Now.

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DOWN

1. When David used it, there was nothing wrong with his arm! (5)

Capsize open vessel (8)

Duet I’m rendering causes boredom (6) Teachers initially request work to be done (4)

Bringing up the tailend? (7)

Like many animals of 48 inches? (4-6) Uneasily the others find the French cunning (10)

Judicial body sees cake in court hearing (8)

Such material makes nonsense (7) Ingenious passenger vehicle set-up finds letout (6)

Joint where the Spanish fiddle? (5)

Feel sorry for youth leader sent to mine (4)

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Recipient; 12

Fortnightly; 15

Right angles; 17

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