DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC ACROSS

1 Thus short measure is not hard to give (4)

3 Monarch cats may return to look at one on top of another (8)

8 People who have rows need them (4)

9 Story about William the Truthful giving the game away? (8)

11 A symptom of those with second sight? (6,6)

13 Threw a circle of flowers (6) 14 Abstainer swallows article also at military fete (6)

17 Inherit an estate at the end of the flight? (4,2,2,4)

20 Made cuts in the theatre, perhaps (8)

21 How many times does it appear in the concert? (4) 22 How one picks up hot stuff? (8)

23 The others indicate there is nothing to play (4)

DOWN

1 Display on the floor causes open clash (8)

2 How a composer gets lots of money? (7)

4 Squaring it would give a gross result (6)

5 When one can expect a chilly reception? (4,6)

6 The state of the liquid a hotel serves (5)

7 This part-song is clearly no dirge (4)

10 Nevertheless, they are identical (3,3,4) 12 Discouragement caused by standing on ice? (4,4) 15 Presumably his instruction follows certain lines (7)

16 Ill at source of water for United Nations? (6)

18 Canoe upset in water (5) 19 Have a yearning that cannot soon be satisfied (4)

QUICK ACROSS

1 Teasing desire (4) 3 Blows up (8)

8 On tiptoe (4)

9 Theft (8)

11 Ill-timed (12) 13 Horsemen (6) 14 Famish (6) 17 Magnanimous (5-7) 20 Contrary to (8) 21 Ring of light (4) 22 Astonish (8) 23 Buck (4)

DOWN

1 Rushing (2,1,5) 2 Thwarted (7)

4 Idea (6)

5 Seduce (4,6)

6 Test (5)

7 Indication (4) 10 Tale of terror (4-6) 12 Precipitate (8) 15 Withdraw (7) 16 Objects (6) 18 More mature (5) 19 Fling (4)