Two-In-One

No 4,709

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 See 19 Down 3 A standard love affair for a courtesan (8) 9 The expression of a hard-faced expert (7)

10 & 20Ac. Removed from the fraternity and not working (3,2,5) 11 Matronly language? (6,6) 13 Notable intimation to those on the track (6)

15 & 2Dn. Irrelevant description of the boat near the headland? (3,3,5) 17 Conversation at the boxing-match? (8,4)

20 See 10 Across 21 Could be adoring a description of classical knot (7) 22 Persecutes fellows caught in legal wrongs (8) 23 Where the charge reposes if we are involved (4)

DOWN

1 Exalted crowd for the service (4,4) 2 See 15 Across 4 Pets reformed by present-day experts (6) 5 Total for eighteen holes is an approximation (1,5,6)

6 Turns to an arrangement giving credit (2,5) 7 Widespread piece of disorder, I fear (4) 8 Launches an attack and demands cash (5,1,6) 12 Feeble conclusions, we hear, that provide many people with leisure (8) 14 Miller is one who keeps students hard at work (7) 16 Very small gnat with top of tail showing (6) 18 Properly adjust a file, by the sound of it (5)

19 & 1Ac. Couldn’t find American comic - became desperate (4,4)

SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS

1 Skilled (4) 3 Gather (8) 9 Twining shoot (7) 10 Lock (5) 11 Break up (12) 13 Pang (6) 15 Amuse(6) 17 Temporariness (12) 20 Droves (5) 21 Thing (7) 22 Mirth (8)

23 Cure (4)

DOWN

1 Countermeasure (8) 2 Golf course (5) 4 Baleful (6) 5 Exorbitant (12) 6 Respire (7) 7 Allay (4) 8 Sinner (12)

12 Airy (8) 14 Wicked (7) 16 Divulge (6) 18 Alcove (5) 19 Persian king (4)