Daily crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1 Can I convert a

Peruvian Indian? (4)

3 A situation taken by

the French disciples (8)

9 Cigar taken from main

character in bed (7)

10 Not all great fear is a

mistake (5)

11 Do not remove any warning sign - just ignore it! (4,2,6)

13 Mixing this drink could

produce trance! (6)

15 What he sells is

ground (6)

17 Mason's obstructive work in Parliament? (12)

20 With mouth wide open

at the love-feast (5)

21 No dreamer about a

catalogue (7)

22 Refined language used

by editor (8)

23 Burn the tea (4)

Down

1 Providing stimulus

while quoting (8)

2 Verify the rebuff (5)

4 It's clear father needs

a bivouac (6)

5 Shakespeare as the honeyed flower of English poetry? (5-7)

6 All, I cry, is poetically

musical (7)

7 Classify alternative

letter (4)

8 They have to climb down when they have conquered (12)

12 More intelligent and therefore more enlightened (8)

14 Puss's visit evokes

derisive yell (7)

16 Turn aside to do duty

round point (6)

18 In the chair is Harry

from Eire (5)

19 Catch at small faults in

fish (4)

QUICK CLUES Across

1 Disgusting (4) 3 Tasteful (8) 9 Retaliation (7) 10 Coldness (5) 11 Effects (12) 13 To toy (6) 15 Preferable (6) 17 Bent on one purpose (6-6) 20 Foreign (5) 21 Meditative (7) 22 Mitigated (8) 23 Handy (4)

Down

1 Truthfulness (8) 2 Animate (5) 4 Sorrowful (6) 5 Awkward (12) 6 3-pronged fork (7) 7 Composed (4) 8 Information (12) 12 Slope (8)

14 Original (7)

16 Place of worship (6)

18 Impel (5)

19 Animal's den (4)