DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 How one is caught holding no black cards? (3-6)

8 A flowery greeting from simple islanders (3)

9 This may come between neighbours (6,5)

11 Still, such people can’t be! (7)

12 Can, for example, turn to colour (5)

13 Work hard with an advertising phrase (6)

15 Worshipped bustle and colour (6)

17 Animal arrived and left shortly afterwards (5)

18 Fabulous horseman (7)

20 An engagement, in the main (5,6)

22 Towards the Orient on foot (3)

23 Oppose an insect repellent (9)

DOWN

2 Time to come out of the rain (3)

3 A light abreast of the vessel (5)

4 To desert is a failing (6)

5 It is not, indeed, meant! (7)

6 To tell the truth, one may make it (5,6)

7 He can see what the speaker means (3-6)

10 Redeeming feature of a kidnapping (6,5)

11 Abuse an awkward seed box (9)

14 A bath is needed to wash this (3,4)

16 Fish – or fishmongers – may have them (6)

19 Approaches some chemists to examine arsenic (5)

21 Leonard comes in briefly to lend a hand (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Flute-players (9)

8 Regret (3)

9 As an example (3,8)

11 Hold back (7)

12 Throw out (5)

13 Pitches (6)

15 Abandon (6)

17 Banish (5)

18 Maintains (7)

20 Change direction (5,6)

22 Consume (3)

23 Having a disease of the joints (9)

DOWN

2 Zodiac sign (3)

3 Male singer (5)

4 Sofa (6)

5 Genuine (7)

6 Ancestor (11)

7 Ponders (9)

10 Revive (11)

11 Withdrew (9)

14 Voter (7)

16 Penetrate (6)

19 Rage (5)

21 Snow runner (3)