DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across 1. Protective harness left by seat (6,4) 7. Walk wearily, though on the scent (5) 8. Primate kept in by section of low wall (7) 10. Be resolute and organise period of abstinence (4,4) 11. Look after the intellect (4) 13. Fighting with toothed instrument is capital (6) 15. Feeling faint – through drinking spirits and water? (6) 17. Wander in controversial area (4) 18. Cut off team of 500

making things uneven (8) 21. Stress numbers to charge (7) 22. Such ships require skill (5) 23. The others go to the middle of

a place for relaxation (4,6)

Down 1. Southern avenue is of below

average size (5) 2. Fail to impress with tenement

for Autumn in America? (4,4) 3. Key office worker, no

doubt (6) 4. Set brook on fire? (4) 5. Friend up to flying like a

bird (7) 6. Stow the tar – it could become as bad as can be (2,3,5) 9. Time to be engaged before

this night is out? (6,4) 12. Make an ill-tempered incision

with a saw? (8) 14. Again meeting place produces

income (7) 16. Perhaps no cube will jump

back (6) 19. Dunderhead dissolute fellow

became sea hero (5) 20. Thin woven tip (4)

QUICK CLUES:

Across 1. Praise (10) 7. Surpass (5) 8. Hauled (7) 10. Inspected (8) 11. Repair (4) 13. Brisk (6) 15. Amatory (6) 17. Monster (4) 18. Untrained (8) 21. Footwear item (7) 22. Greeting (5) 23. Hostile (10)

Down 1. Beverage (5) 2. Increase (8) 3. Account book (6) 4. Imply (4) 5. Disregard (7) 6. Mutinous (10) 9. Devotion (10) 12. Respired (8) 14. Interpretation (7) 16. False (6) 19. Drain (5) 20. Goad (4)