DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC ACROSS

1 The masculine element is criminal (10) 7 Article held in a snare once more (5) 8 Showing signs of alarm over sun disturbance (7) 10 Got the better of expert editor (8) 11 Conception of one unfinished transaction (4) 13 Start of a nursery rhyme for one that’s beaten! (3-3) 15 Part of a government re-education course (6) 17 Famous ship to depart after having briefly arrived (4) 18 The extent of insurance – don’t reveal how old you are! (8) 21 Large headdress – don’t remove it, my boy (7) 22 & 3 Down He censures one who discovers geological features (5-6) 23 He takes a serious view of restrained teams (10)

DOWN

1 Signifies what the povertystricken lack (5) 2 One weapon and many more for the knight (8) 3 See 22 Across (6) 4 String a number of notes together, we hear (4) 5 See 16 Down 6 The same drafts required for agricultural buildings (10) 9 Declarations meant tests must be revised (10) 12 Deprived of the right amount of fare (8) 14 Polarised metal ring is part of the engine (7) 16 & 5 Down Definite intentions of command raised in the meeting (6,2,5) 19 Borders on a word of objection over a certain point (5) 20 A piece of land put back in the Channel site! (4)

QUICK ACROSS

1 Vinegar (6,4) 7 Brisk (5) 8 Accelerate (5,2) 10 Gently (8) 11 Aspersion (4) 13 Hole (6) 15 Rob (6) 17 Behold (4) 18 Mover (8) 21 Truth (7) 22 Build (5) 23 Distinguished (10)

DOWN

1 Foreign (5) 2 Weather (8) 3 Affront (6) 4 Declare (4) 5 Gratify (7) 6 Specific (10) 9 Commit (10) 12 Consignment (8) 14 Profane (7) 16 Supplication (6) 19 Warhorse (5) 20 Ancestry (4)