{ THE CROSSWORDS }
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 A ride round Rhode Island to get rid of a headache, maybe (7)
4 Time to finish is what poets may need (5) 7 Night angler gets bite (4)
8 Dead cute in a way, and well read (8) 10 Dramatic trials (10)
12 It’s natural to find a hotel having a tea break (6)
13 Make something known about calf meat (6) 15 Realise what shares may do (10)
18 A pure one in a common market perhaps (8) 19 One who leads on a sheriff? (4)
20 He gives a direction in the entrance (5) 21 Trainee goes round Grand National course (7)
DOWN
1 Bert perhaps and Jack in church (5) 2 Liking for a swan song (8)
3 Dim sun, when out, will hardly encourage it! (6) 4 Official title of great merit (10) 5 Payment before mountain ascent (4) 6 Eccentric, old and bald possibly (7) 9 Appears wet perhaps, but may be salvaged (5,5)
11 Animals cannot be put inside this vessel (8) 12 Campaigning against an area for play? (7) 14 A drama involves the fleet (6) 16 Profiteer without gain, that is strange (5) 17 What happened during a transport strike in Algeria? (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Steadfastly loyal (7) 4 Staff of office (5) 7 Mischievous (4) 8 Harmless (8)
10 Assume false appearance (10) 12 Mass departure (6) 13 Strongly built (6) 15 Whatever it takes (2,3,5) 18 Painstakingly careful (8) 19 Determined intention (4) 20 Utter confusion (5) 21 Deeply saddening event (7)
DOWN
1 Colony of bees (5) 2 Habituate (8)
3 Eager for food (6) 4 Thoroughbred horses (10) 5 In addition (4)
6 In particular (7) 9 Noisy and disorderly (10) 11 Original (8) 12 Springy (7) 14 Discourteous disregard (6) 16 Moodily silent (5) 17 Spanish painter (4)