30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Dismissal may be in the bag

(4) 3 50 in sketch speaking very

slowly (8) 9 A reason for being on the

rocks, perhaps (7) 10 Work on it has to take turns

(5) 11 Substitution of ten clips

made badly (12) 13 He’s not an expert, but he is

without bad habits (6) 15 End bit under obligation (2,4) 17 Praised when made remark

about injured lip (12) 20 Has its occupant no stand

ing? (5) 21 Most are out to get great

musician (7) 22 Tackling illness by buying a

drink? (8) 23 The French ship is smaller

(4)

DOWN

1 Status not enjoyed when

court is in session? (8) 2 Material for game obtained

on loss of job (5) 4 Bring down Communist who

goes cue wrong (6) 5 Andrew, Len and Mel can be

polite (4-8) 6 Concentrated as far as time

in grammar is concerned (7) 7 A song of mirth (4) 8 Liquor for all encourages strong sense of citizenship? (6,6) 12 Having you and me at artist’s workplace hard at lessons (8) 14 Abuse musical instrument,

brewing tea on it (7) 16 Broadcaster? (6) 18 In most it lends itself to being

the heading (5) 19 He has land in the North of

Britain (4)