THE CROSSWORDS
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 One of the fruits of advanced age? (10)
8 Stop using TV as a diversion (5)
9 It unfolds and gives way (7)
10 There are two points he can possibly raise (7)
11 Several or just one singer (5)
12 Remain when in trouble - these fly (6)
14 It’s correctly seen as a privilege (6)
17 Malevolent character was in retreat (5)
19 Fever may produce first-class alarm (7)
21 Just the opposite of prosaic? (7)
22 Soak with exorbitant charge (5)
23 You can have it yet still be clothes mad (5,5)
DOWN
2 The cow’s outside (7)
3 Put away in great enjoyment (5)
4 Carried round the island (6)
5 Uncertain creator who needs prompting to perform (7)
6 Potential enemy country (5)
7 Will it give a ghostly light? (6,4)
8 Boy going over an unusually arid place in Egypt (10)
13 Add to the general confusion (7)
15 Gems that may appear strange in a new setting (7)
16 Urges some simple alterations (6)
18 Very bright Roman figures (5)
20 I sell out of this thread (5)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Elicit no response (4,1,5)
8 Paved area by house (5)
9 Mythical one-horned animal (7)
10 Noisy dispute (7)
11 Not worthy of (5)
12 Delay progress of (6)
14 Madhouse (6)
17 On many occasions (5)
19 Indisputable (7)
21 Be inclined to think (7)
22 Complete happiness (5)
23 Full of eager urgency (6,2,2)
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2 Withdraw (7)
3 Injustice (5)
4 Oil-rich sultanate in Borneo (6)
5 Friendly (7)
6 Small round hill (5)
7 Wavering (2,3,5)
8 Person of great energy (10)
13 Deep-seated ill will (7)
15 Foremost (7)
16 Afford shelter to (6)
18 Diminish gradually (5)
20 Disprove (5)