August 2005 - 15x15 Cryptic Crossword
by Cullen

Across

1Tragedy as expert confronted ambassador going to America whilst ... (10,5)
9... opponent's ire let rip in nasty missive (6-3,6)
10Bumped into fellow holding nothing sensational (8)
12Intricate notice in grip of guide held up (6)
14Expression of individuality in Dijon (6,1,3,4)
15Straight lead shows excellent behaviour (7,7)
18Coldly determined and cunning, securing support (6)
19A slippery informer in the main? (8)
20High confusion with web site data - it's a question of purpose (5,3,3,4)
23Plays a big part where pupils are dreaming of fame (5,2,4,4)

Down

2Diminutive animal requiring a lot of space (3)
3Dominate, complain and compete as a craftsman (6,9)
4Incline to take a man on a shoot (7)
5What the Permanent Five can do - train the surgeon to take the ring? (8,3,4)
6Sultan of Egypt is wrong, imprisoning a boy (7)
7Along the frontier things can't be categorised (2,3,10)

8Born in Greece - a Hellene, evidently (3)
11Feature of car - tyre, do we hear? (7)
13Tall stories about university's Latin scholar (7)
16Hindu mantra of some Ganga yatris (7)
17How to keep a briar polished in
the Arabian desert (3,4)
21Strike, a big success! (3)
22The previous day - above all, rest on it! (3)


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