THE CROSSWORDS
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 The Scot has his brief moment of masculine glory (8)
5 Occupying a pre-eminent position at work (4) 9 A tax return to distribute (5)
10 It’s out of the frying pan into the soup, perhaps (7)
11 Buyer of an electric fan? (4,8)
13 Where abroad you’ll see us in a form of sari (6) 14 Wrongly blamed for the uproar (6)
17 One’s first address (6,6)
20 He deals with orders on a commission basis (7) 21 Twist in wet coils (5)
22 They hear of wheat producers (4)
23 H (8)
DOWN
1 Atom explosion used in defence (4)
2 Being hardened, a summons is nothing to us (7)
3 One needs it to understand information (12) 4 A model - but not a working one (4-2) 6 Superstitious symbol of many following a gambling system (5)
7 View of both parents about Nora (8)
8 Such a change may be on the gambler’s behalf (3,3,6)
12 A decorous pink and yellow (8)
15 Seeking to taste defeat (7)
16 It swoops down on fish, so rising with its quarry (6)
18 What could be finer to conclude? (5)
19 Joined four quarters (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Rabble (8)
5 Grate upon (4)
9 Gesture of indifference (5) 10 Narrow crack (7) 11 Infantrymen (4,8)
13 A coarse, heavy cloth (6) 14 Gossip (6)
17 Murderous (12)
20 Motivate (7)
21 Summon up (5)
22 Deceive (4)
23 Logically thought out (8)
DOWN
1 Stratagem (4)
2 Wretched (7)
3 Most trusted aide (5-4,3) 4 Contributory cause (6) 6 Come into being (5) 7 Compelling force (8) 8 Firm’s central office (12) 12 Sheath for sword (8) 15 Obsolete (7)
16 Breathe with difficulty (6) 18 Readily available (2,3) 19 Repair (4)