The Independent Crossword Answers October 25, 2023
Across
| One thousand and two ways to be indecent | IMMODEST |
| Man on board needing to jump on twice | BISHOP |
| Saint more or less recalled book about the Apostles | ACTS |
| Strikes on board after week in Kentish port | WHITSTABLE |
| Heat exchanger banging in German tugboat? | COOLINGTOWER |
| Instruction to bank boldly coloured, in black and white? | CHEQUERED |
| Pale throw on back of sofa | ASHY |
| Short burst of speed, using this on horse? | SPUR |
| Concern about husband being thick up top | BUSHINESS |
| Education acting as a social leveller? | EVENINGCLASS |
| Celebs in traitor’s case litigate freely | GLITTERATI |
| Children that hurt dog | CHOW |
| Rumpole perhaps getting wife into bed | LAWYER |
| Stoned stupor in the audience for festivals | HIGHDAYS |
Down
| Charlie inflates Spanish painter’s parrot, blowing things up for science | MICROSCOPY |
| Dipper American found in Leo ascendant | OUSEL |
| Astronomer and cosmologist die when bulb shatters | EDWINHUBBLE |
| Some elegant wisterias wind around Dorothy’s house | TWISTER |
| Machine that often stops is almost broken | BUS |
| Mix up with luggage catching a flight | STAIRCASE |
| Waterproofs loose initially, so I adjusted trousers | OILS |
| Jewellery found in Otis elevator, by Spooner? | WEDDINGRING |
| Government presents right-wing alarmist fiction | GHOSTSTORY |
| Criminal enters LA yard with intent | EARNESTLY |
| Leaves taps on while filling bath | SPINACH |
| Current in diode stronger than expected? | LACED |
| High jumper’s fine jump needing power | FLEA |
| Attention where a rattlesnake is hiding | EAR |
