CROSSWORD

Across

1 Highly cultivated feature of modern cities (4,6) 8 Distance to measure right inside (5) 9 Doubles over and collapses (5,2)

10 An early caller (7) 11 More than one ghost writer (5)

12 Side number? (6) 14 Mineral deposit seen first on land (6) 17 Opinion one can always go back on? (5) 19 Chosen or chooser (7) 21 It reminds me repeatedly not to change (7) 22 Kind of diamond not reduced in price (5) 23 The best astronomy students? (4,6)

Down

2 Beaten, due to no preparation (7) 3 Quick! It’s nearly all run away! (5)

4 State in a loud and resolute way (6) 5 Hangs around with a number of friends (7) 6 They may be held in revulsion (5) 7 Everyone knows it begins with the dissolution of Crete (4,6)

8 Drilled without progress for a noticeable period (6,4)

13 Land on a site needing development (7) 15 Topical version relating to what may be seen (7) 16 About to take successful action to recover (6) 18 Possible means of i dentification (5)

20 Fit of pique perhaps (5)