DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1. Two doctors needed for unruly crowds ( 4)

3. Confessed and was allowed in ( 8)

8. He put two and two together and didn’t go under ( 4)

9. Old- fashioned, having had more boy- girl

meetings ( 8)

11. Without any land for no good reason? ( 12)

13. Disposition of aunt changes again ( 6)

14. Waste time producing sweet ( 6)

17. Leave in mind for one section ( 12)

20. Director who is owed money... ( 8)

21. ... is a bit of a temperamental sort, too ( 4)

22. Handed in notice without complaining ( 8)

23. Novice in pretty rough conditions ( 4)

Down

1. Coping although the chap’s growing old ( 8)

2. Confirm wild animal escaped ( 4,3)

4. Somehow be loud twice ( 6)

5. Enticed sir into being unwary ( 10)

6. Full amount of small drink as a loss leader ( 5) 7. Extinct bird makes the party – twice! ( 4)

10. Getting bigger by the addition of folds? ( 10)

12. You and I will have trouble getting rich ( 4- 2- 2)

15. Corpulent friend followed with deadly result ( 7)

16. Made great efforts to get voters out ( 6)

18. Makes the odds less rough? ( 5)

19. Race round tree ( 4)

QUICK CLUES Across

1. Ache ( 4)

3. Vouch for ( 8)

8. Boulder ( 4)

9. Safe ( 8)

11. Distinguish ( 12)

13. Angel ( 6)

14. Treble ( 6)

17. Scornful ( 12)

20. Shipwrecked ( 8)

21. Member ( 4)

22. Fostered ( 8)

23. Present ( 4)

Down

1. Heaven ( 8)

2. Tooth ( 7)

4. Sticky ( 6)

5. Pay ( 10)

6. Lived ( 5)

7. Job ( 4)

10. Appease ( 10)

12. Sane ( 8)

15. Vow ( 7)

16. Transfix ( 6)

18. Attack ( 5)

19. Dross ( 4)