Twinplex

No 16,695

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 The vehicle won’t be stationary with such freight (5) 4 Part of marine hospital? (7) 8 Apply friction to the image: from here there’s no return (7) 9 Being weary, Communist has it back (5) 10 Takes some neat sustenance (4) 11 Knavish confederate is behind wrecking of cars (8) 13 Almost indefinite fever (4) 14 Refuse study to youth leader (4) 16 Vagrant nearly gave back a contract (8) 17 Iris may droop (4) 20 Artless one in the main aisle (5) 21 Handle plum in traveller’s gear (7) 22 Footballer who won’t work? (7) 23 Those may be turned to moral significance (5)

DOWN

1 What’s happening to electricity? (7,6) 2 Steal to get back automaton (5) 3 Taking part in a concert how many times? (4) 4 When one should be able to get a tan? (6) 5 What one becomes to a magnetic personality? (8) 6 By ear, but sounds likely word of mouth (7) 7 Father presumably doesn’t need stilts to catch this insect! (5,8) 12 When not in, baker gets upset and causes a riot (8) 13 Rearing becoming more incensed (7) 15 There’s something fishy about his activities (6) 18 Tether the French tree (5) 19 Go up about monster (4)

SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS

1 Load (5) 4 Towards the ocean (7) 8 Italian stream (7) 9 Fatigued (5) 10 Consumes (4) 11 Dishonest (8) 13 Fever (4) 14 Reject (4) 16 Beggar (8) 17 Banner (4) 20 Innocent (5) 21 Baggage (7) 22 Attacker (7) 23 Spirit (5)

DOWN

1 Recent happenings (7,6) 2 Automaton (5) 3 Formerly (4) 4 Day (6) 5 Joined (8) 6 By hearing (7) 7 Crane fly (5,8) 12 Sudden occurrence (8) 13 More furious (7) 15 Fisherman (6) 18 Lead (5) 19 Giant (4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS Across: 3 Afflicted; 8 Leek; 9 Reinforce; 10 Caddie; 11 Dread; 14 Dutch; 15 Live; 16 Towed; 18 Tuna; 20 Eager; 21 Ebony; 24 Masses; 25 Red setter; 26 Cede; 27 President.

Down: 1 Elucidate; 2 Headstone; 4 Flee; 5 Liner; 6 Choral; 7 Each; 9 Right; 11 Dowry; 12 Disgusted; 13 Depressed; 17 Debar; 19 Abuses; 22 Noted; 23 Bear; 24 Mean.

For today’s solutions text TWIN followed by the crossword number and required clue to 53307 (eg TWIN 15,451 3 down to 53307)

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