DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1. Game to set kilts swirling? (8)

5. Create a questionnaire (4)

9. It may be produced by carbon monoxide to a degree (4)

10. He’s concerned with his image, being badly tailored (8)

11. Wild goose yarn? (5)

12. In poor health – result of a car accident (3,4)

13. Hit or miss affair indicating a wrongful conviction (5,3,5)

18. As a guess maybe, it soothes (8)

19. A smack on the wrist (4)

20. Writer returns by air or sea (7)

21. The pride of English rugby (5)

22. Get carried away (4)

23. Beached and abandoned (8)

Down

2. Sort of critic who bangs on the door? (7)

3. Female Russian artisan in trouble (7)

4. It shows how much we can put up with (9,4)

6. Exit to the open air? (7)

7. Itinerant craftsman (7)

8. Look for a key-cutter (6)

13. The horse wouldn’t be prepared to run without him (7)

14. Having poor taste (7)

15. The length an association will go to? (6)

16. Disturbance in court, perhaps (7)

17. Aggressive action taken by those insulted (7)

QUICK CLUES Across

1. Keep up (8)

5. Alight (4)

9. Counterfeit (4)

10. Improvements (8)

11. Robust (5)

12. Archbishop (7)

13. Unprog ressive (5-2-3-3)

18. Took ill (8)

19. Choose (4)

20. Ingredient (7)

21. Quit (5)

22. Detest (4)

23. Centre of attraction (8)

Down

2. Across (7)

3. Wandering (7)

4. Without help (13)

6. Applause (7)

7. Bloat (7)

8. Disappear (6)

13. Shriek (7)

14. Examine (7)

15. Dog-house (6)

16. Utter (7)

17. Expose (7)