Two-In-One

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 More than one chairman has carried this (5) 4 It can be geometrically proved that those people absorb basic material (7)

8 & 13Ac. Not a gang that will recover after a stretch! (7,4) 9 A deception associated with bridge contractors (5) 10 Staff appointment (4) 11 This can be converted into real account (8)

13 See 8 Across

14 In the forest a gentle creature (4) 16 This has a distressing effect on one’s capital (8) 17 & 3Dn. Transmitting signal - or could it be a visiting card? (4,4) 20 Cast for southern fish (5)

21 Make a new tenancy agreement and authorise its publication (7) 22 Looks at messages of greeting (7) 23 The colour that comes from getting excited (5)

DOWN

1 A horse that’s used to ups and downs (13) 2 More than one evenly fought game proves an attraction (5) 3 See 17 Across 4 Took a devious course, showing diplomacy, we hear (6) 5 Takes out literary quotations (8) 6 One involved in unusually daring offensive action (7) 7 Forcing people to accept a faith or only pretending (6,7) 12 Jeopardise the ultimate result with bad temper (8) 13 One’s carriage or just a part associated with the axle (7) 15 This kind of girl could be hours after the start of the concert! (6) 18 The result of a shrewd deal not for the first time (5) 19 Monotonous pitched too low (4)

SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS

1 Two pints (5)

4 Waiter (7)

8 Abeam (7)

9 Foundation (5)

10 Discourteous (4)

11 Thrash (8)

13 Pitcher (4)

14 Transmit (4)

16 Double-dealing (3-5) 17 Profit (4)

20 Lift (5)

21 Rich (7)

22 Protracted (7)

23 Finished (5)

DOWN

1 Four-sided (13) 2 Pungent (5)

3 Rip (4)

4 Sofa (6) 5 Hugged (8) 6 Decamp (7) 7 Made a distinction (13) 12 Deteriorating (8) 13 Feeling (7)

15 Tune (6) 18 Correct (5)

19 Reign (4)