Paper.. The BIG Saturday Crossword

Cryptic clues

Across

1. Sporadic raids near the mountains cause confusion (10) 7. The heart land is

devastated (5) 8. The actors in the wings

get under way (4,3) 10. Mean one to hold French name, but it’s the wrong one (8) 11. One is missing from

clear project (4) 13. It may commemorate

disastrous battle (6) 15. Not quite one who’s entitled to be in New York (6) 17. Sort of door catch (4) 18. Cattle vehicle used

for racing (5,3) 21. Hair style that’s

peculiarly English (7) 22. They’re bitter at finding nothing in the jumble sale (5) 23. Company survey giving a chance of success to us (10)

Down

1. Goes quickly for a

game (5) 2. Wagon seen on the prairie filled with sherry (8) 3. The bat is making a

noise (6) 4. The chap sees a feature of the church inside (4) 5. Dog carriage (7) 6. Superficial complaint that could make me distrait (10) 9. Unsuitable cover for the plain-clothes squad! (5,5) 12. He markets French

sea song (8) 14. In which a fire is lit for

the metal worker (7) 16. One worshipped in the heathen environment (6) 19. Swaggers triumphantly - gets a hundred lines! (5) 20. Matures for a long

time (4)

Down

1. Grain (5) 2. Not guilty (8) 3. Tuft (6) 4. Wealthy (4) 5. Stammer (7) 6. Deliberate (10) 9. Marginal (10) 12. Potential (8) 14. Punishment (7) 16. Blanch (6) 19. Shore (5) 20. Bound (4)