Twinplex CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 1 As a whole where diplomats excel (6)
4 Red Sea wrongly deleted (6) 9 Upset some runners? Let’s hear about it (5,3,5) 10 Exclude a possible cause of faulty measurement (4,3) 11 Badly cared for tree (5)
12 It will be less than the normal fare (5) 14 Silly, but not completely insane (5) 18 Start operating in the theatre (5) 19 Distribute information for the press? (7) 21 Court verdict on Eve? (5,8) 22 Luther is about to dash violently (6) 23 Get a point before time? Not quite (6) DOWN 1 Introduce rents I adjusted (6)
2 Hit or miss affair indicating a wrongful conviction? (5,3,5) 3 Monk’s lodging has nothing for a music-maker (5) 5 The point of no return (7) 6 Rise! And it means the bank will make regular payment (8,5) 7 Barren land that’s rested, perhaps (6) 8 Final result of a snap decision? (5) 13 Possession out of reach at telephone kiosks (7) 15 Cleaning brush, barely used! (6)
16 Husky banter (5) 17 In a way my sort is hardly fair! (6) 20 She’s exact about one point (5)
SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS
1 Complete (6)
4 Obliterated (6)
9 Tell a secret (5,3,5) 10 Exclude (4,3)
11 Tree (5)
12 Light meal (5)
14 Senseless (5)
18 Musical drama (5) 19 Free gift (7)
21 New convict (5,8) 22 Dash (6)
23 Almost (6)
DOWN
1 Put in (6) 2 Discovery method (5,3,5) 3 Instrument (5) 5 Italian stream (7) 6 Debit instruction (8,5) 7 Abandon (6) 8 Snapshot (5) 13 Possession (7) 15 Bathtime accessory (6) 16 Rubbish (5) 17 Violent (6) 20 Relative (5)