{ THE CROSSWORDS }
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 There may be a spare seat when a married person does this (9)
8 Singer put right after a wrong note (5)
9 High churchman describing a stormy petrel (7)
10 Squirm like a man after a summons? (6)
11 Still among the best at ice hockey (6)
12 Having paid, he recovers (8)
15 One expects good rows in the course of them (8)
18 Maoist is involved in Chinese philosophy (6)
20 Shelter for fliers (6)
21 Dance apace (3-4)
22 One of the family on the French Riviera, we hear (5)
23 A fine commotion over a sandy waste (4,5)
DOWN
2 Incorrectly greet the flier (5)
3 A number have many grants (6)
4 His word is law at a court perhaps (8)
5 Become faster (6)
6 Perhaps to many a branch of medicine (7)
7 It’s for the rest of the cast (5,4)
11 Looking for loose change, sir? (9)
13 It’s clear it’s not the same (8)
14 In age so twisted, suffering pains (7)
16 Found and copied (6)
17 So step out for a warming drink (6)
19 Poles always use an expression of contempt (5)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Group of musicians (9)
8 Throttle (5)
9 Gourmet (7)
10 Contrivance (6)
11 Make amends for (6)
12 Southern African country (8)
15 Blameless (8)
18 Indifference (6)
20 Mischievous (6)
21 Germ (7)
22 Cause of misfortune (5)
23 Conclude (9)
DOWN
2 Sri Lankan monetary unit (5)
3 Team game (6)
4 Eager struggle (8)
5 Means of entry (6)
6 Droll (7)
7 One at a time (9)
11 Talk about old times (9)
13 Strong light metal (8)
14 To animate (7)
16 Pamper (6)
17 Maze of passageways (6)
19 Settled tendency (5)