Cryptic crosswords

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS

Across: 1 Reductions; 7 Ionic; 8 Lighten; 10 Sweeping; 11 Fort; 13 Casket; 15 Ticker; 17 Iran; 18 Optional; 21 Notable; 22 Irons; 23 Pestilence. Down: 1 Range; 2 Decipher; 3 Colony; 4 Iago; 5 Network; 6 Dissection; 9 Naturalist; 12 Division; 14 Seattle; 16 Appeal; 19 Noose; 20 Abet.

ACROSS

6. Direct way for joining the buzzer connectionto a (7) telephone 7 & 22Ac. Woolgatherer (12) 9. Luggageelephant (5) carried by 10. Boarding house that provides for one who has retired (7) 12. Supplying more men to check coercion (11) 14. The writer is about to restrict the powers that be (11) 18. Not in agreement with anti-gas disturbance (7) 19. Describing the sort of discipline that comes from a master nowadays? (5) 21. Broadcaster (5) 22. See 7 Across

DOWN

1. See 3 Down 2. A member of the fair sex (6) 3 & 1Dn. The insect tolerates the aardvarks (8) 4. Singular version of natural science that provides a remedy (6) 5. Tell what happens at a close election (7) 8. Arranges expatriation of French near the dock areas (7) 11. Dismantle? (7) 13. The lad is about to encourage the operator (7) 15. Welcomed and provided with a cold shower? (6) 16. Additional changes for special editions (6) 17. Had an irritating effect brought before the court (5) 20. Pitch reserved (3)