the crosswords

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Concerned with rowdier fracas (7) 5 A classical type (5) 8 A man whose career lies in ruins (13) 9 Dish up new verse (5) 10 Eastern countries producing tea or rubber for instance (7) 11 A division of the church (6) 12 Country writer (6) 15 Effective narration (7) 17 Turnover in coats (5) 19 Finished announcement shows exaggeration (13) 20 Discrimination makes sense (5) 21 Deranged senator gives great offence (7)

DOWN 1 Winds blow in the West and South (5) 2 They have the best times of anyone (6-7) 3 Untidy serving men eat here (2,1,4) 4 He closely follows movements of stock (6) 5 Empty new flat on the top floor? (5) 6 It takes all types, producing newspapers (8,5) 7 Its rate is adjusted for a professional performer (7) 11 Starts displays (4,3) 13 Take a job over to break the monotony (7) 14 Horrified at being cut by bad gash (6) 16 Susan is first to come out (5) 18 Roman extract of platinum (5)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Mitigate (7) 5 Fibre for rope-making (5) 8 Humanitarian (13) 9 Exhilarate (5) 10 Infest (7) 11 Harass persistently (6) 12 Do a favour for (6) 15 Ghost (7) 17 Experiment (5) 19 Crystal-gazer (7,6) 20 Simple door-fastener (5) 21 Wealthy (7)

DOWN 1 Pass into disuse (5) 2 Suffer uncomplainingly (4,3,4,2) 3 Gymnastic apparatus (7) 4 People of a state (6) 5 Strong woollen cloth (5) 6 On the surface (13) 7 Grant of permission (7) 11 Shy (7) 13 Shared by (7) 14 Atone for (6) 16 Hard to chew (5) 18 Sensational (5)