Crossword 1

CRYPTICCLUES

Across

1. Three R.A.F. squadrons achieve victory by the end of the blitzkrieg (4)

8. Where one finds time to describe the alert sentry (2,3,5) 9. Suitable way for a circular tour (4-4)

10. Play without a drink (4) 12. They’re blooming big fiddles! (6)

14. So near to analysing logical thought (6)

15. Threat from one who provides capital cover (6)

17. Bits of mixed spice round the East (6)

18. A noble look (4)

19. Fail to give full support to the footballer! (4-4)

21. As a man of letters, the teacher is after a job (10)

22. In the park I tested a toy (4)

Down

2. Scare a close friend when I’d intervened (10)

3. Medal struck before dinner (4)

4. They sharpen athletic functions up (6)

5. Compassionate nurse (6) 6. Pontoon-bridge provides two examples of this (4-4)

7. False modesty is endless (4) 11. Teenager making a fuss over the French perfume (10)

13. Scholars retail it differently (8)

16. Put in the oven again when you see her coming back to have a meal (6)

17. It is instilled into the staff to be courteous (6)

18. This kind of clay is a water carrier (4)

20. Bay tree’s outside (4)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1. Jetty (4) 8. Immaterial (10) 9. Trivial sum (8) 10. Pit (4)

12. Vulgar (6) 14. Weaken (6) 15. Void (6)

17. Plunder (6) 18. Withered (4) 19. Scrawl (8) 21. Outspoken (10) 22. Silence (4)

Down

2. Animate (10) 3. Gap (4)

4. Position (6) 5. Mean (6) 6. Destroy (8) 7. Harvest (4)

11. Punctilious (10) 13. Casino game (8) 16. Wretchedness (6) 17. Search (6)

18. Analyse (4)

20. Tub (4)