DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across

1. Unite to enlist, perhaps (4,6)

7. Angrily attacks local taxes (5)

8. Red Ivan crosses the border aggressively? (7)

10. It is seen with new understanding at dawn (8)

11. Cultural wiles? (4)

13. Iris's cover (6)

15. Circle upsets minister (6)

17. A politician's current units (4)

18. He never grows old, having ten paper repairs (5,3)

21. Elicit that the raffle result has been announced (4,3)

22. He possesses some flyblown erudition (5)

23. Keeping a timely lookout, no doubt (2,3,5)

Down

1. Blackish pier (5)

2. Inwardly drunk? (2,6)

3. Do battle with about fifty during escape (6)

4. Talk wildly in contravention of the rules (4)

5. He lasts out and reaches the finish first (7)

6. The cards held by one of the captain's men? (6,4)

9. Does it provide a break for the others, who are neither left nor right? (4,6)

12. Go to bed away from home, and insomnia results (5,3)

14. Elucidate what was formerly clear (7)

16. Give contrived set bow (6)

19. A drink for the boxer (5)

20. Persuaded hothead to become uncivilized person (4)

QUICK CLUES:

Across

1. Written copy (10)

7. Brute (5)

8. Apprehensive (7)

10. Dependable (8)

11. Measure (4)

13. Manly (6)

15. Tower (6)

17. Roguish (4)

18. Protect (8)

21. Learned (7)

22. Deduce (5)

23. Plague (10)

Down

1. Track (5)

2. In fact (8)

3. Unmarried (6)

4. Unusual (4)

5. Fore-runner (7)

6. Shorten (10)

9. A lover (10)

12. Enquiry (8)

14. Hermit (7)

16. Severe trial (6)

19. Plunder (5)

20. Cadence (4)