Double crossword
Today’s grid
CRYPTIC CLUES:
Across
6. Humorous quality belonging to the girl no longer flourishes (7)
7. Beautify part of the head or neck (5)
9 & 11 Dn. Relations
showing no lack
of spirit! (5-7)
10. Wickedness in
the Communist
is assailed (7)
12. Fixed restrictions
for undoubted
winners (11)
14. Taking money
from the bank
and going away
(11)
18. Date-pad
converted to
one’s own use
(7)
19. Keep clear or a vacuum (5)
21. Mechanical advantage needs
a considerable amount of
cleverness (5)
22. He’s associated with a joint
enterprise (7)
Down
1. Word showing possibility of
power (5)
2. He acts as if unsullied (6)
3 & 20 Dn. Make an effort in the
open air to experiment (3,3)
4. Potman? (6)
5. Descriptive of pupil betraying
no sadness (3-4)
8. Writes critical comments
about opinions (7)
11. See 9 Across.
13. A trifling character or a
bowman, maybe (7)
15. Dash seen amongst Irish-
Americans (6)
16. No means of holding the raw
recruit (6)
17. Directed one’s efforts to give
me help all round (5)
20. See 3.
QUICK CLUES:
Across
6. Endanger (7)
7. Coach (5)
9. Smooth (5)
10. Please (7)
12. Disorder (11)
14. Mercury (11)
18. Accept (7)
19. Hoard (5)
21. Cut (5)
22. Weakness (7)
Down
1. Signify (5)
2. Erase (6)
3. Concealed (3)
4. Habit (6)
5. Enclose (7)
8. Squirm (7)
11. Inert (7)
13. Calm (7)
15. Gifted (6)
16. Involve (6)
17. Veracity (5)
20. Weep (3)
DOUBLE CROSSWORD:
Cryptic: Across: 1 Busybodies; 7
Henna; 8 Decline; 10 Passover; 11
Stop; 13 Bridal; 15 Orders; 17 Rise; 18
Bowsprit; 21 Highest; 22 Mango; 23
Itinerants.Down: 1 Banks; 2 Seasonal;
3 Bidder; 4 Dock; 5 Epistle; 6 Ship’s
berth; 9 Exposition; 12 Pressmen; 14
Insight; 16 Doctor; 19 Rings; 20 Tern.
Quick: Across: 1 Legitimate; 7 Again;
8 Visited; 10 Treasure; 11 Flag; 13
Esteem; 15 Crayon; 17 Heap; 18
Metaphor; 21 Pattern; 22 Event;
23 Translates.Down: 1 Lease; 2
Gangster; 3 Tavern; 4 Muse; 5 Totally; 6
Battleship; 9 Degenerate; 12 Ornament;
14 Traitor; 16 Kennel; 19 Heeds; 20
Keen.