DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across

1. Fluffy stuff at low level (4) 3. Vehicles drawn from one vehicle amongst others (8) 8. For example, letters that may be scrambled (4) 9. Training in making holes in things? (8) 11. Reap a dividend from concern about lottery result? (4,8) 13. Elation felt when rising in an elevator (6) 14. Unethical spoken exam in the morning (6) 17. Agonising tendency in a sense (5-7) 20. Narratives found in the

books (8) 21. A little drink knocked back in

Italy (4) 22. Tell one to get back in bed, given

accommodation (8) 23. 500 years old? That's very old!

(4)

Down

1. Doctor takes feudal system as being terrible (8) 2. Happy dog? No, a bird (7) 4. Add sparkle, so still no longer (6) 5. Temptation for everybody to get true madness about men (10) 6. What's wrong? She didn't marry, apparently (5) 7. As grown by the wise gardener? (4) 10. M indicates melody? Bad luck! (10) 12. Lazy person needs a bullet to drag him up! (8) 15. Scoffing at part of fence? (7) 16. Legal document he is given will make him squirm! (6) 18. Do better than most in complex Celtic language (5) 19. The French doctor who wrote essays (4)

QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Mature (4) 3. Aided (8) 8. Appear (4) 9. Devise (8) 11. Loving (12) 13. Laid in wait (6) 14. Straight (6) 17. Mixed (12) 20. Fragrant (8) 21. Threesome (4) 22. Went before (8) 23. Minus (4)

Down

1. Trustworthy (8) 2. Volunteer (7) 4. Impassive (6) 5. Designs (10) 6. Rotate (5) 7. Profound (4) 10. Speed up (10) 12. Scholarly (8) 15. Make bigger (7) 16. Drink (6) 18. Lasso (5) 19. Puff (4)