CROSSWORD

QUICK CLUES

Across

7. Support for facts (13)

8. Whole (8)

9. Prayer ending (4)

10. Circuit (6)

12. Adorned (6)

14. Amuse (6)

16. Reveries (6)

18. Number (4)

20. Fishing boats (8)

22. Gas turbine

power (3,10)

Down

1. 2. 3. Unvarying Correct Competent (6) (8) (4)

4. Life tenure (8)

5. Wrench (6)

6. Concluded (4)

11. Ballot (8)

13. The next day (8)

15. Curt (6)

17. Recruit (6)

19. Augury (4)

21. Chill (4)

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

7. Confirmation that

fabulous bird returned

to steal speech (13)

8. About 50 are rivals to

finish (8)

9. Mean? So be it! (4)

10. Swear about nothing in

the process (6)

12. Are not decorated (6)

14. Entertain with kingly

letter (6)

16. Visions of 500 packets

of paper (6)

18. Square 2 (4)

20. They are out after a

catch (8)

22. Black driving

that has cut journey

times? (3,10)

Down

1. Doctor hasn't any change for note – it's all one pitch (8) 2. Fitting support by the sound of it (6) 3. Clever abstainer leaves tablet (4) 4. Release hothead with ancient absolute possession (8) 5. Stress the street gets a downpour (6)

6. 500 to 1 it's finished (4) 11. In which the winner gets cross more times than his rivals (8) 13. The noise of a redesigned motor after midnight tonight (8) 15. Unexpected bar put out (6)

17. Silent way to join up (6) 19. 9 with nothing for a portent (4)

21. Fever among the beleaguered troops (4)