Weekend crossword - 09/02/13

This week’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Feb 2013, 12:00 BST

Across

6. Shade of red (7)

7. Of a town (5)

9. Burial place (5)

10. Alien (7)

12. Fortune-teller (11)

14. Soppy (11)

18. Female singer (7)

19. Fleeting (5)

21. Hold-up (5)

22. Overdue (7)

Down

1. Contempt (5)

2. Journey (6)

3. Wager (3)

4. Avid (6)

5. Pipe insulation (7)

8. Nunnery (7)

11. Fantastic notion (7)

13. Relegated (7)

15. Fibre (6)

16. Overseas (6)

17. At no time (5)

20. Writing implement (3)

Last week’s solution

Across: 1 Fantastic; 8 Bee; 9 Defenceless; 11 Burgled; 12 Rural; 13 Church; 15 Inmate; 17 Again; 18 Opacity; 20 Encumbrance; 22 Eel; 23 Leniently.

Down: 2 Axe; 3 Annul; 4 Treads; 5 Chevron; 6 Observation; 7 Jewellery; 10 Fortunately; 11 Buccaneer; 14 Cynical; 16 Common; 19 Agree; 21 Col.