DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across

1. Portly bishops hold the prophetess back! (5) 4. Plan to put on the screen (7) 8. Uses good-humoured banter and gathers support (7) 9 and 10Ac. It's not difficult to talk first of a shebeen (5-4) 10. See 9 Across 11. Race into revised production (8) 13 and 17Ac. A wife to assist a friend (8) 14. A damsel lacks direction unfortunately (4) 16. Mother and I will get nearly all the stuff (8) 17. See 13 Across 20. Unisex garment belonging to the girl? (5) 21. Gas inclined to be used when father comes in (7) 22. Giant tree - could be mahogany! (7) 23. Having members ready to get engaged (5)

Down

1. It takes two officers to make one (8,5) 2. See 18 Down 3. Put down face upwards (4) 4. Difficult questions for those preparing to be shot (6) 5. A hindrance to the production of best coal? (8) 6. They would like to see me in disorder! (7) 7. Getting into the van and stealing the metal (6,3,4) 12. Various flares needed by the company out of doors (8) 13. The bowler may be surrounded by it (7) 15. Dealt with the barrel, as the key operator did (6) 18 and 2Dn. Do their tolls cause apprehension? (5,5) 19. The girl upsets a staff (4)

QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Steal game (5) 4. Winding (7) 8. Pariah (7) 9. Lariat (5) 10. Uncommon (4) 11. Salve (8) 13. Row (4) 14. Depressed (4) 16. Wickedness (8) 17. Rotate (4) 20. Evade (5) 21. Rash (7) 22. Gist (7) 23. Precipitous (5)

Down

1. Waver (13) 2. Change (5) 3. Pile (4) 4. Item (6) 5. Flighty (8) 6. Vulgar (7) 7. Fair play (13) 12. Unload (8) 13. Disastrous (7) 15. Smother (6) 18. Cost (5) 19. Pitch (4)