the crosswords

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

01 Stands up for the top players (9)

08 Be quick! (5) 09 Is unable to arrive at a

harmonious composition (7)

10 The price of freedom? (6) 11 Changing colour and passing

away audibly (6)

12 Prepare to create a scene (8)

15 He has yet to meet his match (8)

18 Doctors adopt stern plans (6)

20 Uncommonly haughty (6)

21 Music room (7)

22 Deserted area is in a bad way (5)

23 Presses on to obtain answers (9)

DOWN

02 03 There’sHighly system intoxicating(6) some point (5)in this

04 05 PossiblyTeased about relating beingto the seriouswhole (8) (6) 06 Traipse(7) around for some money 07 Frantic animals steps panic made(9) when

11 Certainly not like Thomas (9) 13 Severe trouble encountered in a

difficult craft (8) 14 Achieving success with the

orchestration (7)

16 Claire makes a cake (6) 17 Server of drinks carried a gun

during prohibition (6)

19 The main idea of work perhaps (5)