Two-In-One

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Agree to keep in touch (10) 7 Yet they may be quoted as odds (5) 8 Merit of French verse, perhaps (7) 10 Shy about going to bed? (8) 11 Become engaged in some sharp practice (4) 13 Important person provides extensive cover (3-3) 15 He’s best in the long run (6) 17 Drawn with some restraint? (4) 18 State of a girl in America (8) 21 Lacks bite? (7) 22 Refuse some proof falsely given (5) 23 Uncalled for correspondence (4,6)

DOWN

1 Many relax at the summit (5) 2 Check the others have water (8) 3 Coming to a conclusion (6) 4 Upright letters? (4) 5 A place of growing importance to gardeners (7) 6 They’re shameless, producing beer as port! (10) 9 Lately here − in a heavenly guise (10) 12 Jutted most noticeably (5,3) 14 It should have a safety pin in it (7) 16 Dog star (6) 19 What could be finer to conclude? (5) 20A classical author I’d nothing against at first (4)