CROSSWORD

QUICK CLUES Across

1. Edge (5) 4. Gemstone (7) 8. Helpful hint (7) 9. Devil (5) 10. Performs (4) 11. University contest (4,4) 13. Spellbound (4) 14. Apartment (4) 16. Asked (8) 17. Settee (4) 20. Not fitting (5) 21. Optician (7) 22. Instructed (7) 23. Cede (5)

Down

1. Butterfly collector (13) 2. Indian corn (5) 3. Toddlers (4) 4. Human (6) 5. Establish again (8) 6. Diminish (7) 7. Kind (6-7) 12. Runner (8) 13. Demand (7) 15. Unit of time (6) 18. Fruit (5) 19. Weak (4)

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1. Bound to show I'm switched on all round! (5) 4. Fairy spot providing precious stone (7) 8. One who gives an indication to the dog (7) 9. Didn't stand by an evil influence (5) 10. Rabbits go to sleep, we hear (4) 11. A contest to see who can make the best row! (4,4) 13. Packaged, one hears, and transported (4) 14. Type of home which is monotonous (4) 16. Asked to finish about two dozen sheets (8) 17. Part of the requirements of any comfortable seat (4) 20. Fatuous writer making a comeback in it (5) 21. He sees that the pupils are regularly tested... (7) 22. ...having been coached... (7) 23. ...to produce results or give in (5)

Down

1. Mother! (13) 2. Grain puts one in a bewildering position (5) 3. They present additional problems for small children (4) 4. See 15 Down 5. Pay the bill for a second time? (8) 6. Fail to uphold the reputation of French region (7) 7. Certainly not descriptive of hard core! (6-7) 12. Southern bookmaker rushes for the tape! (8) 13. Ask about a search (7) 15 & 4Dn. What singularly separates him and me (6,6) 18. The girl is animated after getting a ring (5) 19. Feeble bit of homespun yarn (4)