DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. Various needs are expressed in music (8) 5. Young bird lacking the knowledge to be fashionable (4) 9. Mail diverted to African state (4)

10. Musicians get together to make it up (8) 11. Open tarts, perhaps (5) 12. Mother goes first to point

out part of the mast (7) 13. Minimum fare for those barred from free travel? (5,3,5) 18. Well brought up, but

lacking refinement (5,3) 19. High spots of a European

tour (4) 20. An old Empire sofa (7) 21. Seat of battle? (5) 22. A wrong to right (4) 23. Guiding line about two

similar points (8)

Down

2. Once in the theatre he demands his money's worth (7) 3. Time to take in a strange rite

by the Red Sea (7) 4. Keep the matter dark? Not at

all! (4,7,2) 6. Tabitha makes a place for

animals and plants (7) 7. No quick-growing plant (7) 8. Give notice (6) 13. Don't keep a promise to move

a car from the garage? (4,3) 14. It provides no latitude for the

navigator (7) 15. Dark thoughts? (6) 16. No expert, but someone of a mature disposition (7) 17. Give reason for broken axlepin (7)

QUICK CLUES: Across Down

1. Scorn (8) 5. Pack (4) 9. Aid (4) 10. Last (8) 11. Prohibition (5) 12. Base (7) 13. Powers of memory (13) 18. Monument (8) 19. Intellect (4) 20. Repeat (7) 21. Viper (5) 22. Location (4) 23. Misanthropy (8) 2. Work (7) 3. First-rate (3-4) 4. Rashly (13) 6. Bother (7) 7. Testimony (7) 8. Border (6) 13. Relics (7) 14. Storm (7) 15. Regular (6) 16. Wandering (7) 17. Perfect (7)