DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across

1. The flower grew (4)

3. Getting a taste of palm mixture to sing about (8)

9. 100 join mad craftsman in idle talk (7)

10. Brown as pie (5)

11. Where the little learning can be found (6,6)

13. Draw out note that is legal (6)

15. Threaten one politician with death (6)

17. Wish joy to uncle at rag (12)

20. Some are afraid a horse could get into their state (5)

21. Cultivation up to being old (7)

22. Giving rein to fancies of mad reign (8)

23. The direction in which things are wrecked (4)

Down

1. One gets the message, no doubt (8)

2. Employees one should be about to lean on (5)

4. Stop the others after half a year (6)

5. Somehow shut my pools, about 2nd June – after I've gone (12)

6. Get better, as I am to show without doubt (7)

7. Happy boy has good head on him (4)

8. Place found for a candidate? (8,4)

12. Supporter heard ten out (8)

14. Put in quarantine one who is overdue by such a margin (7)

16. The box is not put upside down on the vehicle (6)

18. Lower a foundation (5)

19. Rear deer (4)