DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC

ACROSS

1 Sounds like what we did to the way in the fog! (4)

3 Sink into mere peat, perhaps (8)

8 Sad evidence of a ripping time? (4)

9 Torn volume in which tenant’s payments are recorded (4,4)

11 Test impressions of telling evidence from the kitchen (6,6)

13 In the direction of hospital patients? (6)

14 The cartel shows its true colour (6)

17 An undecided matter to begin the enquiry with (4,8) 20 Start something at the place where I dined (8) 21 Father is in an Italian city (4) 22 Making corrections puts me back at the finish (8)

23 500 years old? That’s very old! (4)

DOWN

1 I’m to take it all back to the entrance to ease things (8) 2 Bird takes a gulp (7)

4 Free expert taking me in without hesitation (6)

5 At a standstill because of absence of proposals (10)

6 An idiot standing on his head at a distance (5)

7 The links lack thin animals (4) 10 Don’t forget the wild animal you thought about! (4,2,4) 12 Dad rants in some measure! (8)

15 Vituperation from a fence? (7)

16 This fastener on the other hand carries great weight (6) 18 The attitude I am in shows balance (5)

19 Conceal skin (4)

QUICK

ACROSS

1 Particular (4) 3 Army quarters (8) 8 Unharmed (4) 9 Baffle (8)

11 By chance (12) 13 Beaver fur (6) 14 Sew (6) 17 Unconcern (12) 20 Reached (8) 21 Worry (4) 22 Incivility (8) 23 Scheme (4)

DOWN

1 Example (8) 2 Personal estate (7) 4 Quantity (6) 5 Unmanageable (10) 6 Inhuman (5)

7 Team (4)

10 Warning (10) 12 Menace (8) 15 Twining shoot (7) 16 Bids (6)

18 Famous (5) 19 Couple (4)