TELEGRAPH CROSSWORDS

Across

5 Verbal communication – losing time, I had to be sluggish (7) 7 Number hiding initially in part of the forest? (5) 9 Powerful tenor pouring out heart completely in hymn? (6) 10 Worker taken in by bizarre creed forswore beliefs (8) 11 Instrument finds a sort of fault with fish (6,4) 13 Piece of neckwear finally obscured blemish (4) 14 Golf – brutal boy ruined game (5,8) 16 Rod said to be a wicked brother (4) 17 Concert being performed attended by politician making a point (10) 19 Exist with ridicule and anger about disease (4-4) 20 Began with a situation that could make roof leaky, we hear (3,3) 22 Son became older, returning as artist (5) 23 The sign of a ‘distressed’ monk (7)

Down

1 Wreck party after upsetting Greek character (4) 2 Drop everything if this act goes wrong? (8) 3 Lots of food generally eaten by saints (6) 4 Eccentric folk handle component of engine (10) 5 Latin name of German game (5) 6 Suffering sort, I’d got lame – medical specialist required (13) 8 Global vision facilitator (7) 12 Starts to ask for opportunity to score (10) 14 Part of body that’s split on the outside, being hit from behind (4-3) 15 Blast of the horn given to Heather, driving casually? (8) 17 Such delight repeatedly comes to me in a Beatles song (6) 18 Cap removed from toy gun (5) 21 Hit covered by band – rubbish! (4)