DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Say your piece? (6)

4 Reorganised Delhi’s defence (6)

9 Induce to become religious? (4,2,7)

10 Gratifies Reginald with drinks (7)

11 It is returned before the tax (5)

12 A number fit to accommodate (5)

14 Follow but walk wearily (5)

18 Broadside of some colossal volume (5)

19 Seating is never enough with such chairs (7)

21 Unlikely to keep out of trouble long? (8-5)

22 Run and see, perhaps, to make certain (6)

23 It’s used to bring down, or lift up (6)

DOWN

1 Do they always give straight decisions? (6)

2 What I should have done, were I in your position! (7,6)

3 Not qualified to sum up (5)

5 You’re meant to put an arm in it (7)

6 It currently shows the time (8,5)

7 Engine gives out before the Spanish final (6)

8 Humble sailor on a rough sea (5)

13 He’s slow but sure (7)

15 Get out a piece of firefighting equipment (6)

16 Signs in at the women’s hostel (5)

17 Maintain there’s some body in the beer (6)

20 Mince pies with a brown colour (5)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS DOWN

1 Failing (6) 1 Resolve (6)

4 Pinched (6) 2 O Centigrade (8,5) 9 Mistake in writing 3 Cold (5) out (8,5) 5 Not precise (7)

10 Confused by 6 Of fireworks (13) brilliance (7) 7 Straight (6)

11 Garret (5) 8 Convenient (5)

12 Pry (5) 13 Result (7)

14 Store (5) 15 Modifies (6)

18 Store-house (5) 16 Player (5)

19 Fettered (7) 17 Muddled (6)

21 Calm (13) 20 Pale (5)

22 Long seat (6)

23 Fished (6)