Crossword 1

CRYPTICCLUES

Across

1. Be abusive at reverse for story-teller (4)

3. Stale indeed without air (8) 8. A restaurant in Africa featuring in the news (4)

9. Talking about peas to ruler (8)

11. It’s silly to be impotent without cause (12)

13. Does a bit of driving animals (6)

14. Make suit do for artist to work in (6)

17. Magnanimous with a big suit of cards? (5-7)

20. Monkey about to assume as true to the purpose (8)

21. The pair of them give trouble without hesitation (4)

22. Stronghold in which to keep lock of hair (8)

23. In haste to let it stand (4)

Down

1. Resort again to part of meal (8)

2. Operating as a member of the armed services? (2,5)

4. Make use of my pole (6) 5. Metal in the form of a salver to cause one to do wrong (4,6) 6. Test would be of little value with four in it (5)

7. Ruination is the lot of those who go to them (4)

10. Terrifying story of what a bald man might like? (4-6)

12. A fine stroke having the merchandise at high temperature (4,4)

15. Tried to rebuild American city (7)

16. He cuts sloping channels (6) 18. More mature redhead seen on rotten pier (5)

19. Young animal in tropical forest (4)