CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Toiletry old sailors? used (4,5) to clean up 8. Dark lady? (3) 9. Do they come from a burning desire to say something? (6,5) 11. To all of these in almost all ways camping (7) 12. The sound of this piano is excruciating! (5) 13. Sailor to achieve aim? (6) 15. A tense reorganization in the upper house (6) 17. Dodge back in shed – a very narrow escape! (5) 18. Rider in circles? (7) 20. 11 Across singularly disturbed a lion on purpose (11) 22. Low doctor gets ring (3) 23. They live where they do from tiredness (9)
DOWN
2. Learner leaves spindle in chopper (3) 3. Grim part of ship (5) 4. In not knowing where we are, you and I reach bottom! (6) 5. Garnets are not familar (7) 6. Diet not a sin where we’re going? (11) 7. Concerning gift needed to be a delegate (9) 10. Exchange 9 for 100 in change (11) 11. Their many changes as soldiers, perhaps (2,3,4) 14. Voter, etc., unfortunately included in role reversal (7) 16. Ship takes in 101 small cakes (6) 19. Shed tears – out of cider! (5) 21. Legislation in play? (3)