Quick Clues Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1. Fashionable (4)

8. Flat (10)

9. Treachery (8)

10. Wreck (4)

12. Concealed (6)

14. Noble (6)

15. Against (6)

17. Fanciful (6)

18. Russian ruler (4)

19. Cheeky (8)

21. Recover (10)

22. Stink (4)

DOWN

2. Domesticity (10)

3. Singe (4)

4. Pencil (6)

5. Shrub (6)

6. Conspiracy (8)

7. Scheme (4)

11. Fertilise (10)

13. Covetous (8)

16. Dirtied (6)

17. Appal (6)

18. Weary (4)

20. Ogle (4)

Yesterday’s Solutions

ACROSS: 7 Opera; 8 Ostrich; 9 Punch-up; 10 Nylon; 12 Vegetation; 15 Exactitude; 18 Deter; 19 Neutral; 21 Mundane; 22 Eaten

DOWN: 1 Comprehend; 2 Penny; 3 Cash; 4 Toupee; 5 Standard; 6 Villain; 11 Nonchalant; 13 External; 14 Parting; 16 Tandem; 17 Crate; 20 Used.

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1. Back favourites for pace (4)

8. Justified in changing their thing (2,3,5)

9. You’ll get no present from him (8)

10. Every sort of ache (4)

12. Examined when in favour of retirement (6)

14. Filter out the dessert (6)

15. A deer — it has one foot over (6)

17. Floral tribute from the war? (6)

18. They could even be evens! (4)

19. Central South American country holding alternative view (8)

21. Land and labour required for foundation (10)

22. Finishes parts of a game of bowls (4)

DOWN

2. A good deal may come from it (10)

3. A lot of money required for a nuclear reactor (4)

4. Said the saint has a new date (6) 5. TV programme being reviewed? (6) 6. Similarly be a fan of comedian Ernie (8) 7. Scratch starter (4)

11. Don’t let one forget to shout a warning (4,2,4)

13. Fills bus up and is very happy (8) 16. Obstruct when I am deep in trouble (6) 17. It may be easily seen through (6)

18. She’s in gaol (4)

20. Dissolute man’s inclination (4)