Double crossword 29/09/2006

Cryptic puzzle 29/09/2006
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Sep 2006, 12:04 BST
Updated 24th Mar 2017, 11:08 BST

Across

1. Loud and licentious, yet perfect (8)

5. Overtake father on ship (4)

9. An affirmative answer from those in favour (4)

10. Keep up chief antitype (8)

11. Tree certainly not raised in a nursery? (5)

12. He specialises in put-up jobs (7)

13. How interest is received from the serial writer (2,11)

18. Bring woman to earth: she has rent to collect (8)

19. As used by the painter to reduce friction? (4)

20. Give me back a pair to take in my arms (7)

21. Got sack kindled (5)

22. Bound to have had the same score (4)

23. No punishment for one politician who wants undivided state (8)

Down

2. Toy with ally breaking fidelity (7)

3. We take on grim occidental (7)

4. Great actor and directors smile radiantly on right side of ship (9,4)

6. Leave a flat strip in position (7)

7. Such ladies could give reasons (7)

8. Irresolute in company (6)

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13. The aged are among the elite and the most self-reliant (7)

14. I belong to disorderly base (7)

15. Val is caught out in wickedness in the woods (6)

16. Proposal from the east evokes strong feeling (7)

17. The highest everybody can get in the examination (7)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Hearth (8)

5. Fashionable (4)

9. Island (4)

10. Thug (8)

11. Laziness (5)

12. Copy (7)

13. Merchant ship (7,6)

18. Vigorous (8)

19. Secure (4)

20. Furtiveness (7)

21. Joyous (5)

22. Row (4)

23. Conceded (8)

Down

2. Narrow-minded (7)

3. Thrown out (7)

4. Eminent (13)

6. Cavalrymen (7)

7. Hide (7)

8. Hunger (6)

13. Passage (7)

14. Accomplish (7)

15. Perfect standards (6)

16. Mistrust (7)

17. Compel (7)

Thursday's solutions

CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Reward; 4 Archer; 9 Bridge of Sighs; 10 Scholar; 11 Fiend; 12 Trick; 14 Slips; 18 Afoot; 19 Parlous; 21 Have a good mind; 22 Thrush; 23 Orders.

Down:1 Robust; 2 Whithersoever; 3 Regal; 5 Restful; 6 High explosive; 7 Reside; 8 Court; 13 Cutlass; 15 Sachet; 16 Spoon; 17 Asides; 20 Rider.

QUICK - Across: 1 Retort; 4 Refute; 9 Communicative; 10 Precede; 11 Total; 12 Bathe; 14 Scent; 18 Trend; 19 Respite; 21 Preponderance; 22 Assist; 23 Pellet.

Down:1 Recipe; 2 Temperateness; 3 Route; 5 Elastic; 6 Unintentional; 7 Evenly; 8 Mimed; 13 Hideous; 15 Utopia; 16 Pride; 17 Decent; 20 Serve.