Twinplex
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Piece of coloured georgette for a hem (4)
8 It’s diverting, though irrelevant (3,7) 9 He daren’t upset one who follows (8)
10 Catch sight of the Louvre’s pyramid (4) 12 A know-all gets Dan in a temper (6) 14 A rascal and I meet for the fish course (6)
15 In this a stag has to stand at bay, terrified (6)
17 Creatures that increase, but don’t multiply? (6) 18 Some nasty episodes on TV inflame a viewer! (4)
19 The point of a
clean pin (8)
21 She waits on no
man (6,4)
22 Some raise a
strong point (4)
DOWN
2 Won’t livestock be sold by it? (4,6) 3 A bird watcher never conceals it (4) 4 Coming for a time before Christmas (6) 5 New arrivals, we hear, on board (6) 6 Discretionary power to release a factory worker (4,4)
7 Hardly fair! (4) 11 News cuttings that may hold together? (10)
13 Such interest may be for fellows rather than chaps (8)
16 Key member of the staff (6) 17 Girl has the French rising temper! (6) 18 It’s kept in
cellars (4)
20 Military assistant gives help over a point (4)
SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS
1 Hem (4) 8 Misleading clue (3,7) 9 Supporter (8) 10 Spot (4) 12 Know-all (6) 14 Large prawns (6) 15 Horrified (6) 17 Vipers (6)
18 Eye blemish (4) 19 High point (8) 21 Woman’s servant (6,4) 22 Compass point (4)
DOWN
2 Encumbrance (4,6) 3 Sea eagle (4) 4 Four Sundays before Xmas (6)
5 Bunks (6) 6 Unrestricted ability to act (4,4) 7 Unattractive (4) 11 Stationery fasteners (10)
13 Scholarly (8)
16 Office worker (6)
17 Strengthen (6)
18 Sodium chloride (4) 20 Assistant (4)