30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Is it enough to make Archer tremble? (6)

4 Cuts are only to be expected in his work (6)

9 Remonstrance because put on sole taxi? (13)

10 Remained about right but wandered off (7)

11 Father takes it back to ring courtyard (5)

12 Poet as result of fire? (5)

14 Put off being freed wrongly (5)

18 Disprove this brute (5)

19 There’s nothing in 15 becoming crazy about repartee (7)

21 As members rant, there is discomposure (13)

22 A singer three times (6)

23 Explanation of a snore (6)

DOWN

1 Quick at first, then simple, and squeamish (6)

2 Always calm, Umpire let barb get twisted (13)

3 Attempt at composition (5)

5 Specimen was formerly

sufficient (7)

6 Inefficiency through being without a spell of work (13)

7 Haphazard in error and omission (6)

8 Money to be taken from beds after amusement (5)

13 No artificial sign for the musician (7)

15 Minister caught sprite out (6)

16 Wide board (5)

17 Defeated in one-sided

fight? (6)

20 Tapes mixed into dough (5)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across:

1 Protest march;

7 Clear;

8 April;

9 Ill;

10 Spineless;

11 Orange;

12 Relief;

15 Faintness;

17 Pal;

18 Crate;

19 Gravy;

21 Fearlessness.

Down:

1 Public office;

2 Eye;

3 Turgid;

4 Awareness;

5 Curve;

6 Blissfulness;

7 Celia;

10 Sightseer;

13 Imply;

14 League;

16 Irate;

20 Ass.