CRYP TIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

5 We must leave raunchy actress,

right old genius (7)

7 Saw a daughter mature (5) 9 What sounds like standard piece

of artillery? (6)

10 Drink provided by

pirate at sea (8)

11 Important monk, one exercising

oppressive control (3,7)

13 New organ in local (4)

14 Nerve shown by female downing

pint in party game (4-3-6)

16 Girl, in fact, needing no

introduction (4)

17 Amazing stories about eating one in restaurant (10)

19 Take part in a seaside activity

and risk a wet undoing? (5-3) 20 Short article, very dry, about

opening of parliament (6) 22 Rewrite part of poem,

Endymion (5)

23 Balcony largely in

need of repair (7)

DOWN

1 University official,

American, in study (4)

2 Be conspicuous in booth in the

open (5,3)

3 Occupation of attendant conserving energy (6)

4 Puppet, one captured by surrealist painter, with end of leg missing (10)

5 End up on motorway leaving a

resort on Biscayne Bay (5) 6 With a limited amount of money,

things are soon tight (2,1,10) 8 Leave country without head of

great Arab territory (7)

12 OK following cheerful European

song (6,4)

14 Wienie, perhaps from America,

devoured by expert (7)

15 Joint endlessly screening

musical up in bar (8)

17 Live with uncontrollable

desire (6)

18 Suggest just ignoring son (5) 21 Scottish dance? Authentic, we

hear (4)