DOUBLE CROSSWORD CRYPTIC

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. Current medical changes enthusiastically welcomed (9)

8. Tank tax (3) 9. Murder double idiot with one neat twist (11)

11. Let ribs show temper (7) 12. Hood could be put on this bird (5)

13. Bequest for example in clay mixture (6) 15. Transfix mischievous child with beer (6) 17. Pigheadedly press for removal of undesirables (5)

18. Sack dunderhead – is spinster (7)

20. Unravel leading nets (11)

22. Henpecked husband's stable inmate? (3)

23. Maker-up of medicine pressed in preparation (9) Down

2. Island lettuce (3)

3. Useful quality of seats (5)

4. Wild about awful lie sent by post (6)

5. Rag maid about drawing (7)

6. Arrogant through being too productive? (11)

7. Severity never seen up front? (9)

10. Opening span to change course of card game? (5,6)

11. Writing instrument could make plain blot (9)

14. Put in the fold? (7)

16. Who's a handsome young man? A university teacher (6)

19. Point reached in acting career? (5)

21. Don't stand for falsehood (3)

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