CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

20/5

ACROSS

2. Wife has an Uncle who will talk only to rebuke one (5)

5. Run like water when woman-chaser returns (4)

7. It will stop the careless pass (4)

8. Later type of university embarrassed a stout fellow (8)

9. Unexpected advantage in fruit being grounded? (8)

11. To be changeable in Weller’s way was right (4)

12. Having been through mill, govern help given to one landing (6-7)

15. Move at great speed to the zone (4)

17. Being stubborn about Red revolution (8)

19. Squandering gold, pair had to readjust (8)

21. In India seal a slice of meat on the bone (4)

22. Don’t go and prop it up (4)

23. Make an appointment to conduct a case on the street (5) DOWN

1. Messenger delivers our rice for a change (7)

2. Faithfully follow the setter (3)

3. The earth is rather mixed without hydrogen (5)

4. Concealed goal devised by a nobleman in Spain (7)

5. Fliers turned up in the distance (3)

6. It may come into mind there’s little volume in our holding (5)

10. Be sceptical, but do it anyway (5)

11. He elects five to go over to the Queen (5)

13. Medical person should show want of water (7)

14. Surpassed by the Open University, noted the difference (7)

16. Flier for instance has a half return (5)

18. It beat washing for Miss Varden (5)

20. Half a second use the towel! (3)

21. Being spiteful, she hadn’t a chance in hell (3)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Running-board 8. Optimist 9. Beat 11. Carol

12. English 13. Rope 15. Brio 19. Placate 20. Ember 22. Tier

23. Foraging 24. House-warming

2. Utter 3. Namely 4. Noshed 5. Atelier 6. Dutch courage

7. Concert pitch 10. Ego 14. Plateau 16. May 17. Fedora

18. Becalm 21. Bairn

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