daily double

the easy way

ACROSS 1 Flags and other decorations (7) 5 Elementary (5) 8 Disputatious (13) 9 Lustre (5) 10 Kindred (7) 11 Long upholstered seat with back (6) 12 Rather (6) 15 From side to side of (7) 17 Continue in being (5) 19 Bid farewell (4,4,5) 20 Make tentative effort (5) 21 Most important (7) DOWN 1 High-ranking officers (5) 2 Not particularly impressive (2,5,6) 3 Huge (7) 4 Platform for travelling crane (6) 5 Noisy quarrel (5) 6 An exact likeness (8,5) 7 A firm English cheese (7) 11 Give a shock to (7) 13 Partly coincide (7) 14 Emphasis (6) 16 Excruciating pain (5) 18 Subject set for discussion (5)