Paper.. The BIG Saturday Crossword

Cryptic clues

Across

1. Nobleman clever enough to be in the reckoning (9) 8. She is in the variety

show (3) 9. Where gatherings of philatelists are held (5,6) 11. Upside down when poetically expressed (7) 12. Not dead, but having

beer about four (5) 13. Receiving bright daylight, though mostly in the dark (6) 15. Concerning earlier

meal (6) 17. Untruthfulness as part

of late rising (3-2) 18. Tidying around to get

a lofty feeling (7) 20. Treated nine badly, but kept them amused (11) 22. Is able to produce a

tin (3) 23. Put colour on the

walls in ill humour (9)

Down

2. It’s nothing to get short measure frequently (3) 3. Get narrower in what

a person believes (5) 4. Sent an account for

being advertised? (6) 5. Teach about ace duet

(7) 6. Isn’t on a diet at the end of the journey (11) 7. Woodwork where fish

get in (9) 10. Promotion of publicity on vehicle carrying mortar (11) 11. Nine close to being

cheeky (9) 14. Set alight through

poor editing (7) 16. Loves fuss made by

most of the others (6) 19. Edgar’s rating (5) 21. Animal of the East, you and I conclude (3)

Down

2. Sister (3) 3. Supple (5) 4. Light (6) 5. Girdle (7) 6. Ineffective (11) 7. Discouragement (9) 10. Exception (11) 11. Vain (9) 14. Late (7) 16. Dialect (6) 19. Argot (5) 21. Resin (3)