DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC ACROSS

1 More than one wire acts as a conductor! (5)

4 Light required – noisily close the door in the opening (3-4)

8 A certain amount of water round eastern vessel (7)

9 Not a single person gets the point after midday (2-3) 10 After tea request some work to do (4)

11 Words of praise when drilling work is finished? (4,4) 13 Through it’s very small, it could be of earth-shattering significance (4)

14 Don’t leave the guy-rope (4)

16 Made into a film but not shown (8)

17 Layer is discovered (4) 20 ... a source of mineral wealth around a state (5) 21 Please hold down a considered judgment (7) 22 Nothing added to cause perplexity (7)

23 Used by one with time for reflection (5)

DOWN

1 The brilliance he maintains should prevent disaster in the main (13)

2 A sailor returning chartbook (5)

3 Skid round – killed (4) 4 Sandy is regarded as hot stuff! (6)

5 Would a pair make a doublet? (8)

6 What a man in a sorry state makes (7)

7 It’s about men after a tense time showing forebodings (13) 12 Mabel is confused about one kind of fertiliser (4-4) 13 Call into question a particular rule, we hear (7) 15 Male deer noted for their bravery (6)

18 One acre raised all round as heather ... (5)

19 ... appearing among the darnel in grassland (4)