30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. An occasion when one set of blades will compete with another (4-4)

5. In the present day I’m making a comeback in the centre of things (4)

9. The platform is a little too big for this sort of party (4)

10. But they don’t produce writing material as a result of having been bored! (3-5)

11. Here’s a wide aspect - it’s different in Virginia (5)

12. Exclusive circle having a small hut by the Lake (7)

13. The result of transplant surgery! (6,2,5)

18. Place no reliance on Diana’s confidence (8)

19. Keep turning over the list of names (4)

20. Not what those who offer staunch resistance will do (7)

21. He uses a bit of stealth - i.e. felony (5)

22. They’re left in the vessel and shelter near the south (4)

23. It’s agreed the sea tends to be rough (8)

DOWN

2. In time of danger, he has been known to hide his capital (7)

3. Get rid of any slackness (7)

4. What is lost in the operations room! (13)

6. A complaint in bad odour? (7)

7. One of the courses to leave, we hear (7)

8. The kind of board associated with electrical manufacturers (6)

13. Will’s appendix (7)

14. Present schoolchildren can’t be accused of this (7)

15. The plot may produce dreadful danger (6)

16. Describing pieces of pottery which are remodelled at that time (7)

17. Take the place of the guard and raise the siege (7)