Cryptic crossword No 983
Mon 6 Feb 2023, set bytwiSt
Special Instructions: What's in a name : a bit of fun and experimentation
Across
- Oliver! Oliver Twist, for one act, honestly (4,2,3,4)
- Lisa's heart cracks with piano piece (4)
- Before Old Bill, nothing's ruled out (5)
- Observed William's mum affectionately turning to the audience? (4)
- Its true Gail's flourishing, creating a connection (8)
- Refine Sid's flipping unfinished work (6)
- Scraps of evidence Troy unearths illuminate woman's elaborate case (4)
- Board hears Bea's at centre of rumour (5)
- Jasmine, maybe Cat held back Henry (4)
- Sue rings Echo with question on Liverpool's result (6)
- Distressed, Drew's vulnerable hugging Chase (8)
- Sally! By the sound of it Jay is from Paris (4)
- Financially secure, Mark and Franc part, retiring (5)
- Charlie's sweet kid (4)
- According to Spooner Skip and Madeleine, in court, reconcile (4,3,4,2)
Down
- Current account tops Boris once lying about party (4)
- Losing his head Rob hit Kelvin fleeing Thailand bar (8)
- Stuart's unsettling guile at book's end (4)
- Wanting space, Ed rolls over (6)
- Kip's date taking ounce next to Molly? (4)
- Kenneth, I panic on the rocks - its a nuisance (4,2,3,4)
- Inform Harry Penelope Keith has love for eccentricity (4,2,3,4)
- Cheers as Sadie passes front of Sorbonne University (5)
- Bob follows the Spanish barge (5)
- Tangy spice stuffing leaves Uma cranky (5)
- Stock dye Vera concocted at beginning of year (8)
- Och! Alan's round cutting area to create Glen's pond? (6)
- Tense, Ash blows hard prior to constant exercise (4)
- Jenny's getting half a grand to cover Kay's fashion (4)
- Dot's announced cable contract (4)
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