DOUBLE CROSSWORD

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS: 1 Tarry (4)

3 Ready (8)

8 Elan (4)

9 Alienate (8)

11 Public announcement (12) 13 Composed (6)

14 Fruit (6)

17 Wire operator (12)

20 Lamed (8)

21 Speed (4)

22 Draughtsman (8)

23 Minus (4)

DOWN: 1 Hungarian city (8) 2 Dissension (7)

4 Start again (6)

5 Airborne soldiers (10) 6 Musical piece (5)

7 Expires (4)

10 Washing-line clip (7,3) 12 Stronghold (8)

15 Disturb (7)

16 Mourn (6)

18 Revises (5)

19 Tart (4)

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Five-hundred-and-one fish (4)

3 He puts a word in when required (8)

8 Bird seen in southern England (4)

9 One debt I transferred, being submissive (8) 11 A result of smoking in bed? (5,2,5) 13 Concerning bets on races (6)

14 It has no big clientele (6)

17 Postponing a mistake on the green? (7,2,3)

20 Exits? (8)

21 Every atlas, I assume, includes it (4)

22 Thankful to have finished one’s duty (8) 23 Lies about a geographical feature (4)

DOWN

1 They may turn out good actresses (8)

2 Hide at one time found in California (7)

4 Concerning a light yellow check (6)

5 Bridal accessory from the fashion shop or toy shop (5,5)

6 Unit of the Royal Marines (5)

7 Row about a custom (4)

10 He’s unlikely to be found out! (4-2-4)

12 Sam feels different – but isn’t! (8)

15 Gets over life’s burdens (7)

16 A count ruefully hid something false (6)

18 Some taunt I live up to (5)

19 Former African wasteland (4)