daily double

the hard way

ACROSS 1 A soft standard by the Spanish dress (7) 5 Worn cuffs (5) 8 Top men in opposition (6,7) 9 Kind of address his BA may get a man in India (5) 10 It is used for duplicating clients’ letters (7) 11 Put emphasis on nervous tension (6) 12 Do some relief work? (6) 15 Result of converting sea into land (7) 17 Good place for a date? (5) 19 A conservative all one’s life? (5,2,3,3) 20 Fruit goes out of fashion (5) 21 A virtue easily cultivated (7)

DOWN 1 A ship with quarters for animals (5) 2 Take part in a game of hide-and-seek? (4,4,2,3) 3 Figure the mob rush out to see (7) 4 Copper goes missing outside. A terrible nuisance (6) 5 Black paint brush (5) 6 What a patient may lose in the theatre (13) 7 Pays for lights (7) 11 Cut some grain in an outhouse (7) 13 Water bird doctor comes to before injured heron (7) 14 Worn-out shoe? (6) 16 They’re played for money (5) 18 Unfortunately the lady’s been upset (5)

the easy way

ACROSS 1 Discouraged (7) 5 Of the sun (5) 8 Differ greatly (2,6,5) 9 Fine net fabric (5) 10 Keep within bounds (7) 11 Evasive (6) 12 On land (6) 15 Raise in status (7) 17 A liking (5) 19 Limit of endurance (8,5) 20 Follow as consequence (5) 21 In a tight mass (7)

DOWN 1 First appearance (5) 2 Reluctance (13) 3 Rushing stream (7) 4 Subtract (6) 5 Killed (5) 6 Have wretched existence (4,1,4,4) 7 Train of attendants (7) 11 Trip in walking (7) 13 Attack violently (3,4) 14 Written (6) 16 Joint of leg and foot (5) 18 Lobby (5)