DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. Weariness of girl and I leads to badly arranged duet (9) 8. Hit back to obtain equality (3)

9. Pinch something suitable? (11)

11. A South Polar muddle, in short, surely superfluous in South Polar regions! (7) 12. Arrangement of command... (5)

13. ...for the girl who makes medals (6)

15. Maybe they've fallen underfoot, having been built overhead! (6)

17. A number underground speak affectedly... (5)

18. ...and corrosion is surrounding the same number of country folk (7) 20. Made too much of great confusion in former ancient enclosure (11)

22. Time to find 22 in 20 (3)

23. Draw is this way in the

defenders! (9)

Down

2. Reptile begins a spirited attack (3)

3. Solid favourites perhaps (5) 4. Turbulent yet unruffled beginning, nearly finished! (6) 5. Charm belonging to us following change of name (7)

6. Very lavish, he is inclined to his first part, and doesn't practise his second part! (11)

7. Flowers, formal flowers (9)

10. True map, not a bag overturned (11)

11. Boy goes round Millennium building – to measure the distance? (9)

14. Favourite we take the wretched blame about! (3,4)

16. It's very sad to return half cigar tobacco (6)

19. The last one can be the... (5) 21. ...finish (in 6) (3)

QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Grotesque (9) 8. Honey-producer (3) 9. Unprotected (11) 11. Robbed (7) 12. Countryside (5) 13. Temple (6)

15. Resident (6) 17. Repeated (5) 18. Non-transparency (7) 20. Impediment (11)

22. Long thin fish (3) 23. Mercifully (9)

Down

2. Chopper (3)

3. Cancel (5)

4. Steps (6)

5. Inverted V-shape (7) 6. Remark (11)

7. Gems (9)

10. Luckily (11)

11. Pirate (9) 14. Misanthropic (7) 16. Ordinary (6)

19. Concur (5) 21. Mountain pass (3)