DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Just the gear for the races (10) 7 Don’t lower the shafts, say (5) 8 Pirate to equip in the gang (7) 10 Market traders could show unusual lameness (8) 11 Opening passage of mine written in broad Italian (4) 13 Ask oneself when Communist now will return (6) 15 I will leave the militiaman to join up! (6) 17 A handy token of where the engagement takes place! (4) 18 Satisfaction is certain after an urgent entreaty (8) 21 Starts the journey and arranges a display (4,3) 22 Pollution will produce a bit of uncertainty (5) 23 Doctors conduct them when measles is suspected? (4-6)
DOWN
1 This apparatus is not moving (5) 2 Acts as superintendent abroad, one hears (8) 3 What the patient takes for a shocking battle (6) 4 It’s almost uncanny how this controls the water (4) 5 Determined allotted prizes (7) 6 They may lead to quarrels - they want some solving! (10) 9 Do nuclear ones discourage splits? (10) 12 Describing life with father? (8) 14 This sort of transport couldn’t be said to make halting progress (3-4) 16 Don’t drop the little birds (6) 19 Military detachments from Tunis (5) 20 Ruby left the dockside (4) Yesterday’s solutions: Across: 6 Threats. 7 Penal. 9 Pot. 10 Breakable. 12 Ground-floor. 15 Grave-digger. 17 Reasoning. 19 Shy. 21 Allow. 22 Profile. Down: 1 Shoot. 2 Sea. 3 Stir. 4 Defaulted. 5 Balloon. 8 Lap-dog. 11 Provision. 13 Undone. 14 Ordeals. 16 Shell. 18 Norm. 20 Off.
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Devotion (10) 7 Supreme happiness (5) 8 Hoodwink (7) 10 Conjectures (8) 11 God of war (4) 13 Remark (6) 15 Strike out (6) 17 Not any (4) 18 Verdict (8) 21 Plain (7) 22 A second time (5) 23 Component (10)
DOWN
1 Impel (5) 2 Divert (8) 3 Force (6) 4 Trial (4) 5 Function (7) 6 Going without (10) 9 Discriminating (10) 12 Destroy large proportion of (8) 14 Strain (7) 16 Sitting (6) 19 Unsuitable (5) 20 Expensive (4) Yesterday’s solutions: Across: 6 Mistake. 7 Spite. 9 Shy. 10 Starboard. 12 William Tell. 15 Incinerator. 17 Stuttered. 19 Ape. 21 Snare. 22 Vitally. Down: 1 Might. 2 Sty. 3 Skit. 4 Apportion. 5 Sterile. 8 Armada. 11 Miniature. 13 Leered. 14 Instant. 16 Spill. 18 Exit. 20 Far.