DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. Footwork determines its effectiveness, of course (5)

4. Get sea creature to work after a month (7)

8. Touch study with diplomacy (7)

9. Nothing to exist on but a source of oil (5)

10. He should derive benefit from an enormous error (4)

11. Show reluctance to execute defender (4,4)

13. Their takings are sound (4)

14. Some nasty eye complaint (4)

16. The foreman is apparently too observant (8)

17. An excellent punishment (4)

20. Daub mares messily (5)

21. Action from the nurseryman and the billiards player (7)

22. He may be guilty in thought if not in deed (7)

23. Hurl black sticky stuff (5)

Down

1. Imagine dwellings where there is screening (7,6)

2. Dunderhead begins uncertainly, being no scholar (5)

3. Metal in the first place (4)

4. Expenditure needed to excel in egg production? (6)

5. They are born and borne in mind (8)

6. This soldier can never appear in public (7)

7. Have a lot to say after hitting the deck? (5,2,6)

12. Keep to fulfil the purpose beforehand (8)

13. Don't stare so much: must be blind (7)

15. Remove the dictator's leopard skin? (6)

18. Fool stands up to Amin (5)

19. Favourites are up to this stage (4)

QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Not easily bent (5)

4. Streaked (7)

8. Voter (7)

9. Board game (5)

10. Heap (4)

11. Chimera (8)

13. Attack (4)

14. Island (4)

16. Spine (8)

17. Pain (4)

20. Viper (5)

21. Investigate (7)

22. Cut up (7)

23. Swift (5)

Down

1. Win everything (5,3,5)

2. Perfect (5)

3. Kismet (4)

4. Piercing (6)

5. Resort (8)

6. Exact (7)

7. Release (13)

12. Pay out (8)

13. Ebbs (7)

15. Eager (6)

18. Felony (5)

19. Stray (4)