Double Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1. It may be cut and pickled (5)

4. A supporter of horse riders (7)

8. Is too clever for -- but not in intelligence (7)

9. A chute sometimes examined microscopically (5) 10. Decline to hold dirty dishes (4)

11. Rows about stray dogs (8) 13. Counter shot (4)

14. It sounds a negative kind of security (4)

16. Liking to write and sing (8) 17. Boast about dress (4) 20. Movement of indifference (5) 21. Legal or otherwise, it’s a lively movement (7)

22. Not a sound injunction! (7) 23. Accommodate, either way (3,2)

Down

1. Angry over intentions that may lead to misunderstanding (5,8) 2. Added to in play on words (3,2)

3. Reason I didn’t walk outside (4)

4. Yet there’s method in such a hussy’s tempers (6) 5. Doing it means having some policy (8)

6. Dress design has an external tear (7)

7. Set out to influence the powers that be (8,5) 12. Superior neighbour in the U.S. (8)

13. Manage a medium agency (7)

15. Tavern having mixed drink is natural (6)

18. Make a correction to starboard (5)

19. Applaud many a circuit (4)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1. Malice (5)

4. Wrap up (7)

8. Inflexible (7)

9. Passenger ship (5)

10. Ogle (4)

11. Break (8)

13. Askew (4)

14. Boss (4)

16. Final (8)

17. Fashionable (4)

20. Wants (5)

21. Starting (7)

22. Remainder (7)

23. Put off (5)

Down

1. Bean-plant (7,6)

2. Angry (5)

3. Vivacity (4)

4. Whole (6)

5. Speed (8)

6. Listless (7)

7. Upright (13)

12. Pledged (8)

13. Unaffected (7)

15. Hit (6)

18. Lift up (5)

19. Sort (4)