DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1. Furniture I left Bulgarian capital (4)

3. Not selected for team honours, yet never beaten (8)

9. A reason for being unable to float (7)

10. Shy, returning to turn the

light down (5)

11. Substitution of ten clips made badly (12)

13. Tell of tiny change (6)

15. Pass over wild region (6)

17. Praised when made remark about damaged lip (12)

20. The colour of viburnum berries (5)

21. Weed let slip after the one here (7)

22. Trying to cure by buying a drink? (8)

23. Shelter in certain establishments (4)

Down

1. Status as a candidate (8)

2. Papers to be filled in by groups of pupils? (5) 4. Do up in Mediterranean resort? Not a hope! (2,4) 5. Against drawing, as it were (12)

6. Point me out a spice (7) 7. I should appear in social gathering as ancient queen (4)

8. Well endowed with Dutch courage? (4,2,6)

12. Support at the highest level (8)

14. There’s bother when he gets out the Russian coin (7)

16. Points out part of engine (6)

18. Let it out to get an appellation (5)

19. Terse refusal to recognise person is about right (4)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1. Clever (4)

3. Propose (8)

9. Harmful (7)

10. Renovate (5)

11. Reformatory (12)

13. Recommence (6)

15. Desk (6)

17. Opening (12)

20. Elsewhere (5)

21. Defile (7)

22. Ponder (8)

23. Enthusiasm (4)

Down

1. Plot (8)

2. Poison (5)

4. Dislike (6)

5. Especially (12)

6. Intimidate (7)

7. Daybreak (4)

8. Sleep-walker (12)

12. Most amusing (8)

14. Despatching (7)

16. Production (6)

18. Harden (5)

19. Body powder (4)