CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 A girl on end of deck in waterproof jacket (6)

8 Lead on with another ten diamonds (6)

9 Huge carriage caper (8)

10 Returning gentleman has one flower (4)

11 Right charge returned for chain of rocks (4)

12 Full of energy and determination and brandy? (8) 14 Doctor in country, the last to shun

issue (8)

16 Ceremony at post office with politician

attending (4)

18 Boast about clothing (4)

20 Turning back in role, volunteer’s pining

for romance (8)

22 Stressed character? (6)

23 Very big nurse in Belgian town (6) DOWN

1 Complete section of document I

reported (6)

2 Dud flare exploded? That’s terrible (8) 3 Go round lacking right piece of

comedy (4)

4 An erotic sort of response (8)

5 Case starts to expand taking

underwear inside (4)

6 Animated performance I have

followed (6)

12 Vestment left over, we hear (8)

13 Rude, mischievous boy, Eliot

perhaps (8)

15 Well-being left among vegetation (6) 17 Sheep doctor goes around old

Ireland (6)

19 Island in tribal Indonesia (4)

21 Look up, after six, the old

instrument (4)