CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

7 Doctor with a staff shortage that’s severe (7) 9 Gas round the area (5) 10 Where happy person walking when broadcasting? (2,3) 11 Two boys go to a province (7) 12 Initially I can’t enjoy drink cooler (3) 13 Likely to be held up in the rain (8) 16 Australian boxer? (8) 17 Label in middle of stage (3) 19 Capital, is it holding politician back? (7) 21 Some hid a horse in American state (5) 22 Central officer turning up in river (5) 23 Country girl seen moving ahead (7)

DOWN

1 I would myself twitch about love, which is daft (7) 2 An ape, sad, wandering in Californian city (8) 3 Begin moving jail (4) 4 Mexican hat grey, or back to front (8) 5 Without means in Aleppo orangery (4) 6 Folded pleat is part of a flower (5) 8 Go wrong in braces in cooking festive cake ingredients (11) 13 Awkward in an ugly fashion (8) 14 Husband inside greatly troubled with apathy (8) 15 GI returned to excellent base (7) 18 Things to upholster (5) 20 Old Andean person where driver is, without reverse (4) 21 Noisy presses producing charged particles (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

7 New York’s country (7) 9 Intense pain (5) 10 Very poor (5) 11 Tranquil, calming (7) 12 Major armed conflict (3) 13 Spouses of monarchs (8) 16 Bus stop waiting areas (8) 17 Tyrannosaurus ___, dinosaur (3) 19 Winner’s ribbon badge (7) 21 Cloth for drying (5) 22 Inexperienced, unworldly (5) 23 Instructor (7)

DOWN

1 Predatory night bird (4,3) 2 Background delving (8) 3 Open, spacious (4) 4 Intense emotions (8) 5 Cow’s foot (4) 6 Ride a bike (5) 8 Setting out (in rows) (11) 13 Divided skirt (8) 14 Hurling (a ball, eg) (8) 15 Search new territory (7) 18 Salty (5) 20 Sea-going vessel (4) 21 Bus on rails (4)