Irish Independent

Two-In-One CRYPTIC CLUES

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ACROSS

1 Ocean-battered boat (5) 4 Deceive by being insane about island (7) 8 Fence partly using abusive language (7) 9 Ties up boat on waste land... (5)

10 ...otherwise Elsie doesn’t get one (4) 11 Obstinate remnant was brought into the world (8)

13 Leave off to put the

crockery back (4) 14 Little Edward’s

whirlpool (4)

16 Potentiall­y

shocking (8)

17 Inferior ground (4) 20 Previous monastic

leader (5)

21 Atmosphere left where there are take-offs (7)

22 Rue gory

knavishnes­s (7)

23 Change at noon? (5)

DOWN

1 Reproves the one who cries: it will clean the floorcover­ing (6-7) 2 They could be driven in and slain (5) 3 Wickedness is something to live up to (4) 4 Powerful hit in gym brings confusion (6) 5 Important person thus introduced me to society (8) 6 Come on - change youth leader: it makes for thrift (7) 7 Died without evil street being upset; how unselfish! (13) 12 No stamp required; the situation is vacant (8)

13 Endeavouri­ng to have audience with monarch (7)

15 Large girl having more than one husband (6)

18 A 50-1 possibilit­y of being unaccompan­ied (5) 19 A region that makes a really good start (4)

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