Sunderland Echo

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. Near a quiet road (5) 4. Panicked and ran off without quiet father returning (7) 8. They're weighed at sea (7) 9. Handy trees? (5) 10. Exhaust or another car part, say (4) 11. Adolescent having to generate change (8) 13. One stopping in Ireland? (4) 14. The animal left one on (4) 16. Nonentitie­s can make murder cases hard to solve (8) 17. Prime Minister of Paradise? (4) 20. Bird going over the Rhone (5) 21. One providing food in a terrace, possibly (7) 22. Snooker players who might get cups (7) 23. In which place we take the girl in (5)

Down

1. Ability of an artisan to get on a boat (13) 2. Part of Mr Magoo's cartoon gets an Academy Award (5) 3. Memo about a famous school (4) 4. He doesn't eat more quickly (6) 5. Supplement taken out in the theatre (8) 6. The parrot has flown off, I hear - there are many sides to it (7) 7. She tends to cover a certain area (8,5) 12. Woman showing discretion (8) 13. Naked in new act for the floorshow (7) 15. Fights with dealers in stolen goods (6) 18. Note in awful mourning song (5) 19. Dish the moderates served up (4)

QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Avarice (5) 4. Wander (7) 8. Sale (7) 9. Hurl (5) 10. Dunce (4) 11. Familiaris­e (8) 13. Grumble (4) 14. Cosy (4) 16. Bog (8) 17. Girl (4) 20. Secrete (5) 21. Outlive (7) 22. Disloyalty (7) 23. Squeeze (5)

Down

1. Bombastic (13) 2. Surpass (5) 3. Platform (4) 4. Threat (6) 5. Rich (8) 6. Energetic (7) 7. Rectitude (13) 12. Innocuous (8) 13. Size (7) 15. Gaol (6) 18. Nimble (5) 19. Excursion (4)

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