Crossword 3

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1. How one is caught holding no black cards? (3-6)

8. A flowery greeting from simple islanders (3)

9. This may come between neighbours (6,5)

11. Still, such people can’t be! (7) 12. Get in fresh colour (5)

13. Work hard with an advertising jingle (6)

15. Loved to see the dreadnought wrecked! (6)

17. An animal arrived and left shortly afterwards (5)

18. A fabulous horseman (7)

20. An engagement, in the main (5,6) 22. From the West on foot? (3)

23. Oppose an insect repellent (9)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1. Strengthen (9) 8. Wrath (3) 9. Dedication (11) 11. Seraphic (7) 12. Mistake (5) 13. Deduction (6) 15. Pelted (6)

17. Boredom (5) 18. Intricate (7) 20. Recognize (11) 22. Loiter (3) 23. Opposing (9)

DOWN

2. Time spent in bitter argument (3) 3. A light abreast of the vessel (5) 4. Failing desert (6)

5. Indeed it’s not distinguished (7) 6. To tell the truth, one may make it (5,6)

7. Someone who won’t look you in the eye when you speak (3-6)

10. A redeeming feature of a kidnapping (6,5)

11. Abuse an awkward seed box (9) 14. It’s finished everywhere (3,4) 16. What most f i sh have to weighed on (6)

19. Gets close in linear size (5)

21. Leonard briefly comes in silently (3)

DOWN

2. Before (3)

3. Deadly (5) 4. Diminish (6)

5. Factor (7) 6. Discontented (11) 7. Heretical (9)

10. Vagrancy (11)

11. Pleasant (9)

14. Philosopher (7) 16. From side to side (6) 19. Breakwaters (5) 21. Trap (3)

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