PUZZLE 15688

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Exclusive game? (8)

5 Document allows father to go on a ship (4)

9 A bit above a walk-on part (5) 10 Useless, until changed inside that is (7) 11 Private fled in action perhaps (12) 13 Doubtless one wouldn’t be (6)

14 It may be counted as a hazard to hay fever sufferers (6)

17 Savage as Dracula (12)

20 They take the strain out of brewing (3,4) 21 One goes back to the church for him (5) 22 A bit of a teaser, but no real difficulty (4) 23 Caution a girl (8)

DOWN

1 Seemly encounter (4)

2 Ideas could get son into trouble (7)

3 Aim at parity in the field of sport (4,3,1,4) 4 A number in beastly residences are Scottish landowners (6)

6 Some material I bid for was not there, it’s said (5)

7 School subject some find enchanting (8) 8 Look the other way for what success can do to you (4,4,4)

12 But he’s an odd sort to get tanned (8) 15 Fail to lower (3,4)

16 Search for one drink after another (6) 18 Not rounds used in an erratic salvo (5) 19 The key to what you were once (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Huge South American snake (8) 5 Make trivial complaints (4) 9 Value (5) 10 Productive (7) 11 Destitute (2,4,6)

13 Be very agitated (6)

14 A textile cloth (6) 17 Dangerous antagonist (4,8) 20 The largest ape (7)

21 Lazy person (5)

22 Wharf (4)

23 Throw overboard (8)

DOWN

1 Gifts to the poor (4)

2 Plan beforehand (7) 3 Neglected (3,2,3,4) 4 Render harmless (6) 6 Tolerate (5) 7 Agreeable (8) 8 Handwriting expert (12) 12 Soothed (8)

15 Support for climbing plant (7) 16 Break free (6) 18 Songlike poem (5) 19 Unrelenting (4)