DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across

1. Most important guy! (8) 5. The girl taken in by

satirists (4)

9. Smack the little pest on

return (4)

10. Fish to be all at sea! (8) 11. This book could never be

trite (5) 12. He was thought to be the

main controller (7)

13. Describing the meteorologist who has given the wrong forecast? (7-6)

18. A condition that is

haltingly displayed (8)

19. What the widow gave a

small child (4)

20. To hide on one occasion in

short visit (7)

21. Decent point to the story (5) 22. Revolution produces a bout of

illness (4)

23. Objects to badly written

poster round the street (8)

Down

2. Do a meal in the latest

style (1,2,4)

3. Disregard lack of care (7)

4. He gives a gripping performance with nothing barred (3-2,8)

6. About to be suspicious of the

defence (7)

7. Boy about to press for the

operator (7)

8. Tyrian kind of patch (6)

13. The sort of strike that produces violent uncontrolled act (7)

14. No realm should be upset by a

social worker (7)

15. Prove an obstacle to progress

farther back (6)

16. An opening for one of the

members (7)

17. A piece taken from previous

religious paper (7)

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QUICK CLUES:

Across

1. Fearful (8)

5. Not new (4)

9. Close (4)

10. Anguish (8)

11. Deluge (5)

12. Ooze (7)

13. Declaration (13)

18. Hold back (8)

19. Near (4)

20. Broad-brimmed hat (7)

21. Hooter (5)

22. Ogle (4)

23. Estrange (8)

Down

2. Respirator (7)

3. Obsolete (7) 4. Accidental (13) 6. Spot (7)

7. Slope (7) 8. Conflict (6)

13. Scrutiny (7)

14. Indecent (7)

15. Attack (6)

16. Brief notice (7)

17. Omission (7)