Two-in-One Cryptic and Definition

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 They are vulgarly dropped like buccaneers! (9) 8 The man gets right girl (3) 9 Inclined to have too much spirit (11) 11 It records an indication of power that could well be shocking! (7)

12 A southern bird is

lacking in colour (5)

13 Restrict people’s movements one after another, we hear (6)

15 The boy ends in

confusion (6)

17 Additional entry in the

next race (5)

18 Train to say what one

thinks (7)

20 Such a firm is likely to

have redundancies (11) 22 Members of the crew take part in some navigation (3)

23 Sole duty I arranged in

a monotonous way (9)

DOWN

2 Phoebus is almost submerged (3) 3 Refer to another court and pardon (5) 4 Those people holding an alternative abstract idea (6)

5 One of the main roads! (3,4)

6 & 11Dn. Unrivalled opportunity every newborn child has (3,6,2,1,8)

7 Could get to grips soon with the forecast! (9) 10 Morally, they give people a trying time (11)

11 See 6 Down

14 Get near a mixture used for chemical test (7)

16 Finished relaxation in

Civil Defence (6)

19 Complicated plot about a famous Greek (5)

21 This measure is a piece of cruel legislation (3)

SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS

1 Agreement (9) 8 Possess (3) 9 Cast down (11) 11 Resident (7) 12 Bring into line (5) 13 Come back (6) 15 Placid (6) 17 Rank (5) 18 Mean (7) 20 Bright (11) 22 Choose (3) 23 Interminably (9)

DOWN

2 Scull (3) 3 Laud (5) 4 Flight of steps (6) 5 Save (7) 6 Thoughtful (11) 7 Deceitful (9) 10 Contingency (11) 11 Course (9) 14 Favour (7) 16 Wan (6) 19 Banish (5) 21 Nothing (3)