CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Sue, be fond of flattering attention (4,2,5) 9 As seen on the libertine’s tombstone? (3) 10 Obtain a piece of furniture that can be reached (3-2-4) 11 Wickets lost and in France they’ll hold a flame (5) 13 Hard drinker has a good dodge to begin with (7)
14 Be against attitude to work (6)
16 Negligent about a
girl (6)
18 Hurried back at
speed to tell the
story (7)
19 He’s in the chapter but is able to get no backing (5)
20 Thing disturbed horse in dream (9)
21 A church provides an unbeatable service (3)
22 But pick a winner if you sit down? (5,2,4)
DOWN
2 Current unit used in sampling techniques (3) 3 The limits of approved gestures (5) 4 A month to set about groups of eight (6) 5 Couplet x 8 (7) 6 Rising traitor king in the animal world (9) 7 Finish sketch for a particular purpose (4,2,2,3) 8 Stood for being offered again (11) 12 Reproduce correct author’s safeguard (9)
15 Fight and beat
Greek (7)
17 Publicly confess
error in trance (6) 19 Fishing-basket makes many stagger (5)
21 Like southern
idiot (3)