CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Valid reason for charity

(4,5)

6. Kind of jet fuel (3) 8. Attractive point can help travellers get their bearings (8,5)

9. Approach the preliminary

period (3-2)

10. Valuable stone island (7) 11. You may be seeing double with such stars in your eyes (6)

13. Also like spring (2,4)

16. Thin wrapping sheets can

frustrate (7)

18. Gave medicine, does upset

Deirdre to start with (5) 20. Rusty, having been struck

off (3,2,8)

22. Desired to include a

gentleman (3)

23. Reorder back boiler (9)

DOWN

1. Stone cut 11 Across in half (3) 2. Vital part of the church equipment

(5)

3. Lower prices (7)

4. Joined a team in Manchester

perhaps (6)

5. Dan left Adrienne in chaos for him

(5)

6. Sack in French station contains

the rubbish (7)

7. She’d clued differently as

arranged (9)

9. This rogue could be virtuous (9) 12. Clergyman, one leaving church (7) 14. A cider’s fermented in this

compartment (7)

15. She is a girl maybe with hidden

love (6)

17. Tender bid (5)

19. Descendant is male, about 101 (5) 21. It’s a part of the weekend

supplement (3)