30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Takes a meal among sailors,

though it causes delay (9) 8 Tell stories in bed? (3) 9 They have the best prices in

the stock market (5,6) 11 Said to be named again in

divorce proceedings (7) 12 It takes a lot to produce a

knight (5) 13 Father takes a dare, perhaps,

to take part in a display (6) 15 Zoe’s no sort to sleep (6) 17 Area measures, out of

doors (5) 18 A drink for a man on board

(7) 20 A scene that I re-write for

theatrical use (11) 22 Haul back the fishing line (3) 23 Having money he gets a fine

car in exchange (9)

DOWN

2 Piece of music that is

inspired (3) 3 Getting in a wild pet is

silly (5) 4 Creatures from oriental

countries (6) 5 Prepared scheme - for winning a tennis match? (3,4) 6 Didn’t remember you’d

already washed? (5,6) 7 What MPs do about now (9) 10 Shall we combine to arrange

a price or note? (11) 11 Journalist’s work needs to be

bang on time (9) 14 This side of the family is

female (7) 16 A famous man, but there’s no

side to him (6) 19 He splits a couple of poles

made of wood (5) 21 Break it and people talk (3)