DDOOUBU LE BCLR E OCSSRWORSDSWORD QUICK CLUES:

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. Broken prows in pieces – strong spars needed (9)

8. See you near the end of the lane (3)

9. Not the first vision attributed to a prophet (6,5)

Came to rest – that's put beyond doubt (7)

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18.

Not the same parent decapitated (5)

Make certain to follow around end of the year (6) Father goes to strange seer – an eastern mystic (6) Tapestry put back in sumptuous arrangement (5)

Go back to give further medical attention (7)

20. Not the whole remuneration given to the actor? (4,7)

22 & 2Dn. Timber and unrefined

mineral on the beach (6)

23. Somehow estranges those in charge of the drill (9)

Down

2. See 22 Across

3. Group of experts from Nepal (5)

4. Where you'll find a member of the team or an old lag (6)

5. She remains in crass ignorance (7)

6. Give a suitable background to the act (3,3,5)

7. Continually coming back about the electricity (9)

10. Path to races spoilt – that's a disaster (11)

11. Give way to sorrow when a headrest is broken (4,1,4)

14. Habitually goes to desirable locations (7)

16. He is materially interested in what the customer requires (6)

19. The season, one hears, for culinary plant (5)

21. The barrel is upturned and this is found in the shell (3)

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Across

1. Defeated (9)

8. Fish eggs (3)

9. Examine (11)

11. Yield (7)

12. Surly (5)

13. Foolish (6)

15. Guardian (6)

17. Public (5)

18. Learned (7)

20. All-powerfulness (11)

22. Provide weapons (3)

23. Decide (9)

Down

2. Forefront (3)

3. Savour (5)

4. Marauder (6)

5. Quarrel (7)

6. Surmise (11)

7. Strengthen (9)

10. Daring (11)

11. Caretaker (9)

14. Chanted (7)

16. Dictator (6)

19. Speak (5)

21. Is able (3)