Irish Independent

Two-in-One Cryptic and Definition

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

6 Five hundred with income ruined -it’s devilish (7) 7 Exercises control, as a ruler does, we hear (5) 9 They depress the tone of living quarters (5) 10 Regular payment required for guesthouse (7) 12 It’s obtained by force of will (11) 14 It hums, going round the summit (8,3) 18 Waste time making a pancake (7) 19 Staff to remain fixed (5) 21 & 20Dn. Conveyance illuminate­d for sleeper (5-3) 22Makes prognostic­ations for theologian­s (7)

DOWN

1 See 2 Down 2 & 1Dn. Not lively dances at the textile workers’ ball! (6,5) 3 This is used for catching strong liquor (3) 4 Tangled reeds by a stretch of water (3,3) 5 Coin I’ve got mixed up in dispatch note (7) 8 Make an investment during the war (7) 11 Free to bring home the goods (7) 13 Box and beat one who trained rigorously (7) 15 A negative and a positive charge - it’s an idea (6) 16 Get boat rebuilt at home (6) 17 A kind of driver it has a certain pitch (5) 20See 21 Across

SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS

6 Superficia­l (7) 7 Collier (5) 9 First-rate (5) 10 Advise (7) 12 Remonstrat­e (11) 14 Prodigal (11) 18 Fluent (7) 19 Flood (5) 21 Impetuous (5) 22 Polished (7)

DOWN

1 Entrance (5) 2 Acme (6) 3 Morass (3) 4 Indication (6) 5 Keepsake (7) 8 House (7) 11 Summon (7) 13 Elucidate (7) 15 Recompense (6) 16 Serviette (6) 17 Guide (5)

20Not many (3)

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