CRYPTIC DOUBLE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
5 City lass I transferred
to town (9)
8 Mountain range is
rare, perhaps (6)
9 Jacket made from
hemp? (6)
10 Hear a number
as well (3)
11 Peso, it only holds back what’s unnecessary (6)
13 Snuggle in the finest
leather (6)
15 Not yet constructed,
wretched man due (6) 18 Nasty rows about
gold bring misery (6) 20 God comes back
to sleep (3)
21 Child prone to
pinching? (6)
22 Type of chair Mod
disliked? (6)
23 Down-to-earth magic,
part-devious (9) DOWN 1 Musical and
party perm (6)
2 Criminal; first placid,
then angry (6)
3 Shakespearean king
during October only (6) 4 Leaves political
party (6)
6 Endlessly call boy detective in search of screen dog (3,3,3)
7 From which a low
treble comes out? (4,5) 12 Some of the crusaders
are not happy (3)
14 Self-worth is, say,
zero (3)
16 Hope to see
a steeple (6)
17 A green set to
cause anger! (6)
18 Scatter drapes
around (6)
19 Flinch from wind
again (6)
QUICK
ACROSS
5 Cynical (9)
8 Variety of nut (6)
9 Parer
(for cheese, eg) (6) 10 Drink made from
fermented malt (3) 11 Story written in
verse (6)
13 Deposit on the
teeth (6)
15 Worker in
a timber mill (6)
18 Potter (6)
20 Since (3)
21 Make a phone
call (4,2)
22 Swift movement
or flow (6)
23 Gullible (9)
DOWN
1 Small bag (6)
2 Single (ticket) (3-3)
3 Move restlessly (6)
4 Make good (6)
6 Having an all-round
vista (9)
7 Prize-winning
athlete (9)
12 Small species of
deer (3)
14 Under the alternative
name of (inits) (3) 16 Thick dairy product (6) 17 Fast-flowing part of
a river (6) 18 Succeed, thrive (2,4) 19 Strong Irish accent (6)