the crosswords

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

01 Sweet sources stuff(7) prepared from varied 04 Turn out a bad scholar? (5) 07 Lady married the first man that appeared (4) 08 A free boarder (8) 10 A groundless scare - from a faulty clock? (5,5) 12 Father tries moving piano first (6) 13 Aerial I’d put back on a post (6) 15 A singular display of musical virtuosity (3-3,4) 18 Quick reply made to a welcome guest? (8) 19 One who issues invitations to many people (4) 20 This will do for the present (5) 21 Church shamefaced about black magic (7)

DOWN

01 02 Some Charlie supportholds a for clericalthe workers appointment(5) (8) 03 Praises former wife possibly lost (6) 04 People of an earlier age roughly drawn aside (10) 05 Pledge that may be taken on board (4) 06 Infantile habits (7) 09 Handsome individual and competent (10) 11 Comes to a settlement under the influence of drugs (8) 12 It has a large bill in place perhaps (7) 14 Tastes punishment (6) 16 Sailor’s musical box? (5) 17 Arab state which appeals to the masculine type (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

01 Place of concealment (7) 04 Catch game illegally (5) 07 Set of players of one side (4) 08 Safekeeping (8) 10 Affect indifference (4,2,4) 12 Uneven in quality (6) 13 Gentle wind (6) 15 Working as secret agent (10) 18 Very thin crack (8) 19 Cheerless (4) 20 To fling (5) 21 Manifest (7)

DOWN

01 Highly excited (3,2) 02 Capital of Indonesia (8) 03 Deep ditch (6) 04 Government by the wealthy (10) 05 Of similar character (4) 06 Out of control (7) 09 Everywhere (4,3,3) 11 Wrong-headed (8) 12 Seer (7) 14 Spiritualist meeting (6) 16 Moroccan capital (5) 17 A landing-stage (4)

PUZZLE 14198