the crossword

PUZZLE 14962

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 As worn in the depression? (6,4) 8 One fat round Scotsman (5) 9 It’s useless shielding a bad crook (7) 10 What is used to control the horse is in it (7) 11 Jack found in church we hear (5) 12 Fancy us to be stupid (6) 14 Properly dressed soldiers are (2,4) 17 Spanish wine jar I smashed when empty (5) 19 Product of a fruitful harem? (7) 21 A job for the tinker on the way (7) 22 Booked with prejudice (5) 23 Amazon country? (2,4,4) DOWN 2 Divided about design for dress (7) 3 Give someone a painful reminder? (5) 4 Foreign capital goes up in smoke (6) 5 Use suntan lotion - it helps in the rain (7) 6 A magnificent band going on ahead? (5) 7 Never ate it turning obstinate (10) 8 Impressive print of thigh or lap perhaps (10) 13 Space for some car movement (3,4) 15 I adopt a Latin form of language (7) 16 A grim situation on board (6) 18 Frequently expressed as decimal (5) 20 Revers the French and the Spanish

adopted quietly (5)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Small green fruit on thorny bush (10) 8 Planet discovered 1930 (5) 9 Call in question (7) 10 Profitable (7) 11 Bracing (5) 12 Amount produced (6) 14 Recommend (6) 17 Undue hurry (5) 19 Italian rice-based dish (7) 21 Time at one’s disposal (7) 22 Outspoken (5) 23 Get down to business (4,6) DOWN 2 Medical specialist in eye disorders (7) 3 Parody (5) 4 Draw oneself up in anger (6) 5 Generally considered (7) 6 Long wistfully (5) 7 Withdraw through loss of nerve (7,3) 8 Assign to a category (10) 13 Badly matched (7) 15 Enter uninvited (7) 16 Minister of religion (6) 18 Change position of (5) 20 Subdued in colour (5)