DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS: 1 A piece of embroidery makes an unusual topic (5). 4 Get ready for the carnival with frock of mini-length? (5, 2) 8 Ardent affection for a kind of marine life (8) 9 Calm some of the hysterical laymen (5) 10 Remove creases from uniform (4) 11 Sole representative of this kind of flower (7) 13 & 6 Dn. March will provide a definite time for his movements (4-7), 14 Part of the house taken aback by Othello (4) 16 Doesn’t sit at home, but acts as a deputy (6, 2) 17 Mark the leading characters of Shakespeare’s ‘Coriolanus’ at rehearsal (4) 20 Unrestrained glee about a score below par (5) 21 Make a statement formerly in the newspapers? (7) 22 Their actions may be painfully apparent to others (7) 23 Uncle is a classical figure (5)

DOWN: 1 Expert string-pullers (6-7) 2 Social distinction is apparent in America’s temperament (5) 3 Neat cut (4) 4 500 on the corner hang about loosely (6) 5 Previous court case showing demand for extortionate amount (8) 7 They seek to change people’s minds (13) 12 The extent of the volume (8) 13 Gave a signal but grew languid (7) 15 Young people, we hear, are gold-diggers (6) 18 The elite often subjected to whipping (5) 19 Box for nonmetallic mineral (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Gem (5) 4 Gist (7) 8 Normal (7) 9 Best part (5) 10 Agile (4) 11 Opposite (8) 13 Claw (4) 14 Stupid smile (4) 16 Dejected (8) 17 Shivering fit (4) 20 Brother’s daughter (5) 21 Feat (7) 22 Threw out (7) 23 Kingly (5) DOWN 1 Science of law (13) 2 Bet (5) 3 Soothe (4) 4 Forgiveness (6) 5 Reclamation (8) 6 Infest (7) 7 Variable in mood (13) 12 Circumspect (8) 13 Not in any place (7) 15 Climb (6) 18 Renown (5) 19 Pole (4)