QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 3 Gained knowledge (7) 7 Chopped (6) 8 Haphazard (7) 9 Tirade (4) 11 Liquid measure (4) 12 Tale with a moral (5) 15 Ancient lettering (4) 16 Close (4) 17 Perform (5) 18 Wound’s crust (4) 19 Clairvoyant (4) 21 Belly (7) 22 Climb (6) 23 Prize (7) DOWN 1 Slender (4) 2 Wind instrument (7) 3 Inclined (5) 4 Emend (text) (4) 5 Dependence (8) 6 Rag (6) 10 Telling of an event (8) 11 Play on words (3) 13 With facial hair (7) 14 Scientist’s workplace (3) 15 Mend (6) 18 Smell or touch, eg (5) 19 MP’s constituency (4) 20 Detest (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror