Daily crossword

QUICK CLUES

Across 1. Powerful dogs (8) 5. Piece of chewing

tobacco (4)

9. Bird (4)

10. Party (8)

11. Stiff (5)

12. Apparent (7) 13. Kind (6-7)

18. Writing pad (8) 19. Average (4)

20. Opposite (7) 21. Bus (5)

22. Deep cut (4) 23. Declared (8)

Down

2. Poisonous plant (7)

3. Agreed (7)

4. Weapons (13)

6. Not exhausted (7)

7. Watered down (7) 8. Lady ---, legendary

naked rider (6)

13. Browning (7)

14. Locals (7)

15. Board ship (6)

16. Spite (7)

17. Aural pain (7)

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across 1. Dogs cause a quarrel in

the crowd (8)

5. A certain amount of

tobacco for a pound (4) 9. This bird is a loud

hooter (4)

10. Celebration that produces festive song round the States (8)

11. The sailing tackle I had is

not pliable (5)

12. It's obvious I've been set

back by depression (7) 13. Certainly not hard at the

core (6-7)

18. In which musical compositions are recorded? (8)

19. What is usually accepted in mensuration or mathematics (4)

20. Where one may find

rhymes upside down! (7) 21. Road transport - or

train! (5)

22. It may come from having

a shave (4)

23. Had no hesitation in saying tea-dress needs restyling (8)

Down 2. Notice a strange poisonous

3. Corresponded plant (7) with everybody surroundings in (7) restricted 4. They cast some light in

the target area (13)

6. Not yet out of pocket! (7)

7. Not kept neat (7) 8. Celebrated bare back

rider (6) 13. Preparing the leather - and

using it! (7) 14. Indigenous types in vast disturbance round the East (7) 15. You'll find me returning to

the ship to do this (6) 16. Sounds as if a soldier without any promotion will cause acrimony (7) 17. This will painfully affect

the listener (7)