CRYPTIC CLUES

Quick Clues

ACROSS

1. Brink (4)

3. Fight (8)

9. Thrash (7)

10. Train (5)

11. Offence (12)

13. Anticipate (6)

15. Stimulus (6)

17. Remembrance (12)

20. Cogs (5)

21. Feast (7)

22. Meekly (8)

23. Prophet (4)

DOWN

1. Buried (8)

2. Coarse (5)

4. Poured (6)

5. Implausible (12)

6. Step-by-step (7)

7. Resound (4)

8. Underwear (12)

12. Old maid (8)

14. Feign (7)

16. Worldwide (6)

18. Harden (5)

19. Staunch (4)

Friday’s Solutions

ACROSS: 6 Retired; 7 Trite; 9 Agree; 10 Deplore; 12 Carriageway; 14 Humiliation; 18 Statute; 19 Stand; 21 Means; 22 Freedom.

DOWN: 1 Ledge; 2 Cinema; 3 Hem; 4 Grille; 5 Eternal; 8 Penalty; 11 Frailty; 13 Rustler; 15 Intent; 16 Outlet; 17 Enjoy; 20 Cry.

ACROSS

1. Measurement of a certain characteristic (4)

3. Find code has been told as a secret (8)

9. Popular fellow in bed gets a cigar (7)

10. In which the traveller will be well above crowded roads! (5) Don’t remove any announcement ‚Äì just ignore it! (4,2,6) Trance could be produced by mixing such drink! (6) Really contained by action (6) The quality went up for bush on a single stem (8,4) A labyrinth to take one’s breath away? (5) Gave up again it would seem and went back (7) Refined newspaper boss from Warsaw for example? (8)

Friday’s Solutions ACROSS: 6 Dappled; 7 Cycle; 9 Tears; 10 Mediate; 12 Malediction; 14 Understands; 18 Strains; 19 In use; 21 Tares; 22 Tousled.

DOWN: 1 Rates; 2 Sparta; 3 Bed; 4 Typist; 5 Platoon; 8 Decimal; 11 Lessons; 13 Instead; 15 Enamel; 16 Danish; 17 Aster; 20 Sob. 11. 13.

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23. Transport vehicle could be returned to auction room (4)

DOWN

1. Moving to action while quoting (8)

2. Would turning the other one also be impertinence? (5)

Excursion indicates eviction? (6) In which the accused seaman stands? (8,4) Bleed badly when account taken in, and collapse (7)

Obligation to pay it? (4)

Use men in rota as climbers (12)

Amend dud supplement (8)

Feline visit evokes derisive yell (7) Except for redhead, that is Peter Pan’s creator (6)

Arrangement of command (5)

Find fault in the car park (4)

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