DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1. Bring about a result (6) 4. Painter of unusual traits (6)

9. With which one suffers a lack of balance (4,9)

10. Take action to stop weakening the spirit? (3,4)

11. Make a change in professional terms (5)

12. A leading publication? (5)

14. Not an irreversible belief (5)

18. Breed fish, we hear (5)

19. Hoping to benefit from a reduction in the fare (2,1,4)

21. Wearing a gun? (7,2,4)

22. Desire to live in a new way (6)

23. His parents will be late (6)

Down

1. Do some relief work? (6)

2. Suspicious affair the comedian is involved in? (5,8)

3. It’s material for the clergy (5)

5. A sign of confusion (3,4)

6. At home finally, seeking a place (2,2,3,6)

7. Private coaches? (6)

8. Such ages may be tense (5)

13. Yet such timber may have been stripped! (7)

15. He wants a good deal (6)

16. Tied up money? (5)

17. Taken unawares? (6)

20. Affair of love in a rum setting (5)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1. Complete (6) 4. Clear (6) 9. Working together (13) 10. Apply lavishly (7) 11. Idol (5) 12. Execrate (5) 14. Flat (5) 18. Heading (5) 19. Concentrated (7) 21. 24 hours non-stop (5,3,5) 22. Urge (6) 23. Scattered (6)

Down

1. Exclude (6) 2. Lie (4,2,7) 3. Bake (5) 5. Fancy (7) 6. Personal means (7,6) 7. Grade (6) 8. Plank (5) 13. Slim (7) 15. Famish (6) 16. Supple (5) 17. Dilute (6) 20. Implied (5)