CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1. Separate, if in the way (4) 3. Recognises and selects (5,3)

9. Spirit of purity (7)

10. Inert form of chemical (5)

11. Peasant landlady? (12)

13. Pointless advance warning (3-3) 15. Pursued, we hear, but remained virtuous (6) 17. Coloured Christmas item that is noisily broken in two and eaten (5,7)

20. On which a bird may sit and fish (5) 21. House with a bed and a broken gate (7) 22. The crack of dawn? (8)

23. An outstanding feature of some seaside resorts (4)

Down

1. Cat’s coat in far from smooth condition (8) 2. It used to be worn in specific hunting grounds (5)

4. Inserts in songs (6)

5. Possibly Reg thinks of a red card (4,2,6) 6. They’re not at home with the regulations (7)

7. Not now the capital of Norway (4) 8. A symbol of flight (5,7)

12. It may be read twice with an expression of dismay (4,4)

14. Show a beam that is left (7)

16. A hundred twice obtain a first-class return to see a shrub (6)

18. Colour uniformly used (5)

19. Copied some cheap editions (4)