THE CROSSWORDS
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Holiday spot for senior accountant (7) 4 Boasting without publicity is well done (5)
7 Beaten hollow (4)
8 Good man had an urge and joined up (8) 10 Long leases are required for this place to live in America (3,7)
12 Ill-gotten bundle of pound notes (6) 13 Not in control, yet I draft a new order (6) 15 Happy carol turns out not to be authentic (10)
18 A characteristic of houses? (8) 19 Emotional state low, with start of depression (4)
20 Treats ill
DOWN
1 The boy came up to me for reward (5) 2 Marine store in Hong Kong? (4,4)
3 Head branch (6)
4 Comparatively good times when gambling takes place? (6,4)
5 With each twist it hurts (4)
6 A part that can’t be matched (7) 9 Explains something the printer set all wrong (10)
11 It may be found at the end of the line (4,4) 12 Photographed in pieces (7)
14 The spirit of Hogmanay? (6)
16 Like a ship taking many to port (5) 17 Gallery idols (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 1 Succeed (4,3) 4 Concentrate (5) 7 Immense (4) 8 Cooperate (4,4)
10 Junior officer (10) 12 Stupidly obstinate (6) 13 Unexpected (6) 15 Intellect (4,6) 18 Fulfilment (8)
19 Capital of Ukraine (4) 20 Bloodsucking worm (5) 21 Long absence of rain (7)
DOWN
1 Find fault trivially (5) 2 Showing great skill (8) 3 Catlike (6)
4 Type of seaplane (6,4) 5 Landlocked African country (4) 6 Prominent (7)
9 Without interruption (2,1,7) 11 Full of activity (8)
12 Aware (7)
14 Proverbial example (6)
16 Fix immovably (5)
17 Wily subterfuge (4)