Daily crossword

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)

QUICK 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)