Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1. Game unsuitable for women (4)

3. Caution a girl (8)

9. Essentially he tucked into a pastry dish (2,5)

10. After a drink half the band provide dance music (5)

11. Isn’t it particular what it sells? (7,5)

13. After the road is renovated it is showing skill (6)

15. It goes round, applying pressure where needed (6)

17. What one has to be in to engage in the class war? (8,4)

20. Pieces of land in the

Far East (5)

21. Rings about train disaster

in Canada (7)

22. Sacked, no doubt! (2,3,3)

23. Is the French description

of Malta, perhaps (4)

DOWN

1. Like Impresshis knowing! (8)

2. Likea layer of wood (5)

4. This snake is poisonous, yet a baby may play with it! (6)

5. Hardly bright ideas! (4,8)

6. Possibly one rule man has had to change (7)

7. Times some of the rasher drivers (4)

8. It’s said to be a way to ensure a good stretch of repentance (5,2,5)

12. It’s used extensively by bandsmen (8)

14. Wear and tear about an object (7)

16. Sensitive plant (6)

18. Monsters that help to make progress (5)

19. It can give one airs, after a fashion (4)

SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS

10/07/2017

Across:

6 Enraged;

7 Get on;

9 Blunt;

10 Ribands;

12 Rear windows;

14 Staff nurses;

18 Toddler;

19 Lyric;

21 Sheep;

22 Stretch.

Down:

1 Ingle;

2 Pawnee;

3 Net;

4 Relaid;

5 Low-down;

8 Riviera;

11 Printer;

13 Atrophy;

15 Fidget;

16 Elysee;

17 Pinch;

20 Sty.