Crossword 3

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1. Excellent start at school? (5-5)

7. We have to be careful to take them (5)

8. It’s not a positive answer (7)

10. People may have to put up with her (8)

11. An element of jazz in classical music (4)

13. Such a shop is somewhat limited (6)

15. Sea air? (6)

17. Barely visible (4)

18. It’s not right having more surplus (4,4)

21. Takes good steps not to have to walk in the streets (7)

22. In the border I can grow heather (5)

23. If your words are this, you won’t want to eat them! (2,3,5)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1. Compulsory (10) 7. Public (5) 8. Tranquil (7)

10. Abstinent (8) 11. Overtake (4) 13. Finally (2,4) 15. Cue (6)

17. Pulls (4)

18. Is zealous (8) 21. Calamity (7) 22. Countryside (5) 23. Stubborn (10)

DOWN

1. In life ignorance may make one pretend (5)

2. Found the answer again, being determined (8)

3. A long speech from one in business (6)

4. Naval port (4)

5. A Parliamentary term? (7)

6. They presumably hope not to miss the post (10)

9. A chance one is fortunate to get (5,5)

12. Talks to many head tradesmen (8) 14. Scrap an aged golf club (3,4)

16. Domestic service (3,3)

19. Its failure will make one speechless (5)

20. Thought I’d get an early start (4)

DOWN

1. Fat (5)

2. Unleash (3,5) 3. Teutonic (6) 4. Examination (4) 5. Chorus (7)

6. Drew in (10) 9. Without energy (10) 12. Till now (8)

14. Readable (7)

16. Notch (6)

19. Shoot (5)

20. Traverse swiftly (4)