Crossword
Crossword
| Across | Down |
| 1 Notice holy man crossing river (4) | 1 Shortage of cars smashed up over conurbation (8) |
| 3 Small rodent used room in a strange way (8) | 2 Colourful shrub found in N.Pole and Eritrea (8) |
| 8 A half of humanity? So be it! (4) | 4 Prophecy – or a clue you said is missing (6) |
| 9 Get too close behind rear entrance (4-4) | 5 Shirker makes graduate hang around with Queen (10) |
| 11 Girl in small room on one dish of pasta (10) | 6 State destroyed a hut (4) |
| 14 Note duelling-sword in tent (6) | 7 Some guaranteed entry to Paradise (4) |
| 15 Modern vessel in east coast city (6) | 10 Philanthropist has face bent or messed up (10) |
| 17 Those in charge make fellow grow old and fellows start to tire (10) | 12 After quiet drink meet white man in N.America (8) |
| 20 Race in funny Roman hat (8) | 13 Skies the limit for abstainer and student in this game (8) |
| 21 Nobleman is not quite betimes (4) | 16 Dad traps a deity in temple (6) |
| 22 Lesson with prof is test about core elements of autos (8) | 18 Time up for discharge (4) |
| 23 Chaos in canteen (4) | 19 Supporter beginning to tease spoilt kid (4) |
With thanks to Patrick Coleman (solution supplied on request!)