THE CROSSWORDS
PUZZLE 15988
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Sole - yet is not the only one (8) 5 Just beautiful! (4) 9 Cruel way to make a profit (5) 10 Badly aligned at the front (7) 11 Depressed, having no liquor left? (3,2,7) 13 It’s possibly nice to see (6) 14 Aim of many a church (6) 17 Geneva car tax turns out to be an excessive amount (12) 20 Makes one see red as green, perhaps (7) 21 Bull ring? (5) 22 One child like another (4) 23 Ill-temper shown by a girl in a predicament (8)
DOWN
1 A line in a dossier (4) 2 Tale a hundred tell (7) 3 Acquit without costs? (4,2,6) 4 Excitement created by someone falling overboard? (6) 6 Defence of the absent (5) 7 Make a record to show the range of a singer’s voice (8) 8 It broadcasts its adoration perhaps (5,7) 12 Share concern (8) 15 Smouldering anger? (7) 16 Equality to observe in an Indian (6) 18 Rita’s broken bones (5) 19 Star-strewn cultural pursuits (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Friendly (8) 5 Exceed (4) 9 Point of view (5) 10 Gratify to excess (7) 11 Bent on a sole purpose (6-6) 13 Evaluation (6) 14 Starry (6) 17 Skill in shooting (12) 20 Brother or sister (7) 21 Subterranean dwarf (5) 22 Resentful mood (4) 23 Tough (8)
DOWN
1 Indifferent (2-2) 2 Ancient fighting vehicle (7) 3 Hostile (12) 4 Reduce (6) 6 To grant (5) 7 In a regular manner (8) 8 Prima facie (2,5,5) 12 Building and grounds (8) 15 Rootstock (7) 16 Bargain contentiously (6) 18 Actively defy authority (5) 19 Depend confidently (4)