easy cryptic

Easy Cryptic

Simple cryptic clues that offer more of a challenge than definition clues. Similar standard as those appearing in the Daily Star.

ACROSS
1 Very big bearing in tank (4)
3 Confusion has him in a tangle with shams (8)
9 Raw and awkward person,we hear,is rough-sounding (7)
10 It's essential for Val to hold on to it (5)
11 Be quick with the photograph? (4,2,6)
13 Cafe in which you'll see artist's container (6)
15 One who pays about pound to see sportsman (6)
17 Getting wild at blue spider is not creditable (12)
20 Pretend something in safe ignorance (5)
21 In time Mrs. Duckworth becomes mean (7)
22 Glad grey is fashioned in frayed style! (8)
23 River on which cathedral has to depend (4)

DOWN
1 Curvy hem's varied a lot (4,4)
2 King cuts up being unable to move (5)
4 Demand is and isn't wrong! (6)
5 Bet pretty girl can do this with eyelashes! (4,1,7)
6 Investigation after a dead loss (7)
7 Hospital poorly placed in high ground (4)
8 Once free,find changes with identical conclusion (2,10)
12 Trees etc. about to be used in energy production (8)
14 Barrier for river in poor condition (7)
16 Raised warp's left in ungainly position (6)
18 Valiant Indian (5)
19 A force of planes climbing to a distance (4)

SOLUTION

ACROSS 1 Vast 3 Mishmash 9 Raucous 10 Vital 11 Make it snappy 13
Carafe 15 Player 17 Disreputable 20 Feign 21 Average 22 Raggedly 23 Rely
DOWN 1 Very much 2 Stuck 4 Insist 5 Have a flutter 6 Autopsy 7 Hill 8
No difference 12 Greenery 14 Railing 16 Sprawl 18 Brave 19 Afar