DOUBLE CROSSWORD

Cryptic Clues:

Across

1. Bet a long, striding gait is natural to it! (8) 5. Information obtained from the score-board at a cricket match (4) 9. A drawer of money (4) 10. Strong law is broken in the beginning (8) 11. It helps to make poetry and rhyme tremendously effective (5) 12. Girl eager to provide cloth (7) 13. They’re not particular, presumably, about what they sell (7,6) 18. Possibly relating to the whole (8)

19 Just a tree outside (4) 20. Make a book? (7) 21. One I form out of uniformity (5) 22. A reversible action (4) 23. A small band or two allowed (8)

Down

2. Odd with native Eastern

simplicity (7)

3. Increase the

confusion of

the general (7)

4. The tea-planter

provides

material for

shoes (6-7)

6. His play won’t

earn him

money (7)

7. Turns up and

listens (7)

8. It plays a

starring role,

but doesn’t

shine (6)

13. Held - one’s

interest (7)

14. Distinguished

but inept (7)

15. Win back

in rain for

example (6)

16. The crime of

a receiver of

stolen goods?

(7)

17. Letter that is

spelt badly (7)

Quick Clues:

Across

1. Kinsman (8)

5. Pack away (4)

9. Final (4)

10. Summing (8)

11. Strange (5)

12. Take in (7)

13. Idiocy (13)

18. Exact (8)

19. Look for (4)

20. Not figurative (7)

21. Fragile (5)

22. Cry (4)

23. Gathering (8)

Down

2. 3. 4. Deletion SuitabilityFoolish(3,5,5) traditions(7) (7)

6. 7. OfferingPallor (7) (7)

8. Quoit (6)

13. Superficial (7)

14. Cravat (4-3)

15. Mistakes (6)

16. Quack remedy (7)

17. Particular (7)