THE CROSSWORDS

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Like this rogue, when converted (9)

8 It may be set for lunch (5)

9 Present day court official gives award (7) 10 Girl, out of breath (6)

11 A good man in the mine, though too old for the job (4,2)

12 In distribution of income the company is thrifty (8)

15 It’s presented at court (8)

18 Danced and swam (6)

20 Medicines that vary in cost (6)

21 They’re associated with heads and tails (3,4)

22 Single amp provides some light (5)

23 No parasites, but they live off others (9)

DOWN

2 Country which might provide aid in some way (5)

3 Persistently appears in a kind of sunhat (6)

4 Two short of a complete score (8) 5 Material seen around at the draper’s? (6) 6 A literary contraction (7)

7 Score, but taken from the field (9)

11 A tear in the printed sheet indicates extraction (9)

13 Charge too much? (8)

14 An explorer needs one in support (7) 16 Lodge in temporary accommodation (6) 17 The rod may become very heated (3-3) 19 Appear on stage to record (5)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Objectionable (9)

8 Goods requested (5) 9 Hesitant (7)

10 Monotony (6)

11 Feel regret (6)

12 Rigorous control (4,4)

15 To show (8)

18 Moral lecture (6)

20 Rogue (6)

21 Sediment in coffee (7) 22 Come to know (5)

23 Group generating ideas (5,4)

DOWN

2 Culpability (5)

3 Start (6)

4 Almost immediately (2,2,4) 5 Grave (6)

6 Fleet commander (7) 7 One-humped camel (9) 11 Complicated procedure (9) 13 Fleeing from the law (2,3,3) 14 Rare (7)

16 Display ostentatiously (6) 17 Quantity (6)

19 Burdened (5)