DOUBLECROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Plans to study outstanding features of ecclesiastical architecture (9) 8 Nothing but an endless river (3) 9 Surely not an orchestra playing at full stretch! (7,4) 11 Decoration made of stone (7) 12 Corner view (5) 13 Some of the children Americans call by a different title (6) 15 This clue is a tantalising one (6) 17 It’s all part of the act (5) 18 This determines a skirt length (3-4) 20 It’s not shown by the patient, but it could be nice to learn (11) 22 Pronoun used about “The Man of Property” (3) 23 Puts someone else in the shade? (9)

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2 It’s well-produced (3) 3 The Spanish Court? (5) 4 About money of comparatively modern times (6) 5 Main road (3-4) 6 The complaint of one who has the wrong fare, maybe (11) 7 But it doesn’t provide timber for aircraft (5-4) 10 Not a practice which present workers indulge in (11) 11 Consideration of likely prospects will improve one’s aim (9) 14 The great man arranges some art (7) 16 Hold a conversation around the French hut (6) 19 Make military progress for certain time each year (5) 21 Tip a line of waiters, we hear (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Uncivilised (9) 8 Hasten (3) 9 As an example (3,8) 11 Cattle-thief (7) 12 Vassal (5) 13 Stronghold (6) 15 Bear witness (6) 17 Blithely (5) 18 Cutting tooth (7) 20 Change direction (5,6) 22 Group (3) 23 Mistaken (9)

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2 Fuss (3) 3 Cancel (5) 4 Clamour (6) 5 Vest (7) 6 Ancestor (11) 7 Examiner (9) 10 Revive (5-6) 11 Identify (9) 14 Infant’s outfit (7) 16 Looking glass (6) 19 Buffoon (5) 21 French coin (3)