Twinplex

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Service chief? (4,6)

7 A full round or a small portion (5) 8 A tinier form of sloth (7)

10 Left in error? (3,5) 11 Gives someone

their due (4)

13 Tentative suggestion put out by some animals (6)

15 Human or not,

they exist (6)

17 A French act free

from restraint (4) 18 Mark’s follower getting close but losing interest (8) 21 The star is disturbed by what anonymous letters may contain (7)

22 Beaten finally, and

finished off (5)

23 Not praised, but need it drag out like this? (10)

DOWN

1 A strike about a sailor may be hard to break (5) 2 Reached round and ate it (8) 3 A matter of some gravity (6) 4 Being particular, it gets me to come up (4) 5 Prepare to travel in a decent raincoat (7) 6 Located the cause of the trouble and criticised (5,5) 9 Men’s assets as a basis for taxation (10)

12 Belief about men

in the building (8) 14 Possibly sore after the finish, but give approval (7)

16 His accounts may

be all at sea! (6) 19 Took part,

perhaps (5)

20 Vehicle that could be an imposition on one (4)

SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS

1 Maître d’hôtel (4,6) 7 Planet’s path (5) 8 Lack of motion (7) 10 Immoral (3,5) 11 Gives money to (4) 13 Antenna (6) 15 Creatures (6) 17 Unfasten (4) 18 Tepid (8) 21 Menacing comments (7) 22 Dined (5)

23 Put down (10) DOWN

DOWN

1 Monk’s robes (5)

2 Reached (8)

3 Heaviness (6)

4 Unit (4)

5 Get on board (7)

6 Criticised (5,5)

9 Rating (10)

12 Slum building (8)

14 Sponsor (7)

16 Ship’s accountant (6) 19 Performed (5)

20 Cab (4)