DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC ACROSS

1 The spirit of Hogmanay? (6) 4 Reasons for which people fight (6)

9 Little wonder! (6,7)

10 Hero worshipper! (7)

11 Not smiling back (5)

12 A number fit to accommodate (5)

14 State from which I had returned with love (5)

18 It may come between neighbours (5)

19 To commit it one rats perhaps (7)

21 Try to look smart in order to go courting? (5,4,4)

22 What is wrong in a record being beaten? (6)

23 Shut up! (6)

DOWN

1 Runs out of lighters (6) 2 Indifference caused by losing one’s grip? (13) 3 Punished for disturbing a dance? (5)

5 Woken in so rude a fashion (7)

6 Pins an opponent’s arms, making him defenceless? (6,3,4)

7 Saw part of an essay in Greek (6)

8 Not all isolated? (5)

13 Don’t stop the wrong persons (5,2)

15 Man goes over the Spanish place of worship (6)

16 Don’t sit where the dearest seats are (5)

17 Possibly untied, but here joined together (6)

20 Stand in front of artists (5) Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Out of service. 7 Sided. 8 Incur. 9 Use. 10 Chameleon. 11 Petard. 12 Gemini. 15 Hard lines. 17 Lac. 18 Abuse. 19 Ivory. 21 Person of note. Down: 1 One jump ahead. 2 Fed. 3 Endear. 4 Voiceless. 5 Cache. 6 Frankincense. 7 Sheet. 10 Carollers. 13 Inlay. 14 Ensign. 16 Rouse. 20 Off.