CRYPTICCROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 See 10 Across. 7 Slowly advanced to the ring (5) 8 Said to have been positioned in a rush (7) 10 & 1Ac Presumably features of a bargain sale of brushes! (8,10) 11 Wader is busy in stream, initially (4) 13 See 12 Down. 15 Arthurian knight causes great disturbance before the end of the skirmish (6) 17 Capital put back in the morning (4) 18 Don’t be oblivious about one in society (8) 21 To remove restrictions could make Tim idle (7) 22 Weird-sounding bird sanctuary (5) 23 Business programme bringing chance of success to you and me (10)

DOWN

1 Mountainous area where the shooting takes place (5) 2 It’s put up at the entrance, so top rod needs adjusting (8) 3 Sympathetic head of the church gets a telephone call (6) 4 They make mischief when the politician is around (4) 5 Lacking the potential to be famous (7) 6 Describing the show that has unfortunate leading actors? (3-7) 9 Did some shooting - acquitted (10) 12 & 13Ac Busker whose drawing power may be seen by the way? (8,6) 14 One glass and he falls over (7) 16 Nomads don’t pay! (6) 19 Goes through the tidal floods (5) 20 Nothing in a manuscript reveals biblical book (4)

Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 6 Redwood. 7 Takes. 9 One. 10 Centurion. 12 Settlements. 15 Resignation. 17 Parachute. 19 Way. 21 Sides. 22 Arsenic.

Down: 1 Feint. 2 Ewe. 3 Some. 4 Carried on. 5 Reports. 8 Street. 11 Celibates. 13 Tenths. 14 Ceramic. 16 Basis. 18 Tire. 20 Den.