Paper.. The BIG Saturday Crossword
Cryptic clues
Across
1. Toiletry used to clean
up old sailors? (4,5) 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)
Down
2. Atmosphere (3) 3. Heading (5) 4. Pass (6) 5. Recover (7) 6. Thoughtful (11) 7. False (9) 10. Contingency (11) 11. Management (9) 14. Favour (7) 16. Thwarted (6) 19. Banish (5) 21. Zero (3)