DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC ACROSS

1 & 23Ac Startled description of one who’s wide-awake (4-4) 3 See 18 Down

9 Could a bedfellow be called a sleeping one? (7)

10 Famous description of a score (5)

11 Darling Bill will make a bloomer (5-7)

13 Insignificant person making the solving of the murder very difficult! (6)

15 Greek capital comes to a different point, as far as the goddess is concerned (6) 17 They detect the regularity of beatings (12)

20 Watchful technique about the French (5)

21 Token of sovereignty could produce respect (7)

22 This vessel can’t rise awkwardly (8)

23 See 1 Across

DOWN

1 Not in favour of being a model after work (8)

2 Weird eastern lake (5)

4 I wager the creeper looks different (6)

5 There’s no return on this voucher (6,6)

6 Not in a violent temper, but it’s a disgrace (7)

7 Thus the advertisement is put up for chemical substance (4)

8 A stunted site will spoil the country (6,6)

12 Negotiate a rise for a second time and end cares, maybe (8)

14 One bird pecked another bird (7)

16 You’ll find us surrounded by some reconstituted confection (6)

18 & 3Ac Legal proceedings for the small-minded? (5,8) 19 It’s included among oriental cosmetics (4)

QUICK ACROSS

1 Pull (4)

3 Rebellion (8)

9 Think carefully (7) 10 Dismay (5)

11 Preface (12)

13 Interior (6)

15 Plan (6)

17 Haughty (12) 20 Poisonous snake (5) 21 Obsolete (7) 22 Ethics (8) 23 Transmit (4)

DOWN

1 Awful (8)

2 Out of condition (5) 4 Disconcerted (3,3)

5 Unable to speak clearly (12) 6 Get better (7)

7 Precious metal (4) 8 Irrevocably (6,6)

12 Logically argued (8) 14 Sleep (7)

16 Address (6)

18 Form of oxygen (5) 19 Dross (4)