CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1. To express things differently could appear rash (10) 7. Sounds like a viva voce concerned with the hearing (5) 8. Delay the convict after prison sentence (4-3) 10. The seaside's badly affected by medical problems (8) 11. One hears this is destined to be a celebration (4) 13. Patch up a stone (6) 15. Makes a pledge as drinks go round (6) 17. Left disembarkation point (4) 18. Fellows who correspond with hire purchase traders (8) 21. A reverse to cost quite an amount of money (7) 22. Vegetable's heart-beat (5) 23. Enter the church and behave obediently (4,6) DOWN 1. Capital falls short of what is required for ecclesiastical district (5) 2. Trustworthy Liberal arrangement before the start of the election (8) 3. Man at the wheel to behave in a desultory manner (6) 4. This is inclined to be a swindle (4) 5. They ask a price for the wine stores, we hear (7) 6. The country's headlands painted by Constable (10) 9. Joy accompanies the vocalist (4,6) 12. Everything up in the grove to fall to earth (8) 14. Red-cap I batter dreadfully (7) 16. He handles money for the card game (6) 19. Textile machines for making slippers (5) 20. This may be barred for all the spectators (4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS Across: 6 Implied; 7 Pound; 9 One; 10 Proceeded; 12 Well content; 15 Private sale; 17 Recovered; 19 Ken; 21 Fleet; 22 Manages. Down: 1 Amend; 2 Alb; 3 Bear; 4 Forestall; 5 Inferno; 8 Actors; 11 Leave over; 13 Litter; 14 Orderly; 16 Seven; 18 Edam; 20 Saw.