PUZZLE CHALLENGE CHALLENGE DOUBLE CROSSWORD CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. Bird only seen undercover? (5)

4. Giant moth flying round a military medal (7)

8. Rest in a different position for keeps (7)

9. Suspend doctor taking in unusual fee (5)

10. Fruit, we hear, is not nice to look at (4)

11. Get me in fine shape as a lady (8)

13. Run off with some of the raffle entries (4)

14. It goes on foot to push Victor out (4)

16. Rear tile fixed by shopkeeper (8)

17. Prophet is in a mosaic (4)

20. Gin cocktail taken with high tension when it's dark (5)

21. Malinger for a change, but not with a trouble-maker (7)

22. Sort out melee at National Trust unit (7)

23. Small picture I sent round (5)

Down

1. It just goes round in circles (13)

2. Part of flower, soft and late developing (5)

3. He steps out of line (4)

4. Have to meet the queen, I gather (6)

5. Might be a horrible din inside when it's late (8)

6. Unable to score when away? Could be right (7)

7. Churns the toes when chopping tree (5,8)

12. Ridicule live student with strange title (8)

13. Military punishment causing tiredness? (7)

15. Hang on, say, to power (6)

18. He may have a long way to go (5)

19. When it's still, I see the snowman (4)

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QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Toss (5)

4. Favour (7)

8. Digital (7)

9. Search (5)

10. Cipher (4)

11. Forefather (8)

13. Fate (4)

14. Tart (4)

16. Unsafe (8)

17. Region (4)

20. Rogue (5)

21. African spear (7)

22. Kindergarten (7)

23. Consumed (5)

Down

1. Terrified (5-8)

2. Shy (5)

3. Lease (4)

4. Renounce (6)

5. Series (8)

6. Handled (7)

7. Destruction (13)

12. Firm (8)

13. Despondency (7)

15. Dull (6)

18. Correct (5)

19. Island (4)