Twinplex

No 16,514

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Flawless defence, yet speedily broken (5,7) 7 Takes a girl out some fruit (5) 8 Post and ante, perhaps (5) 9 One is confused for a long time (3) 10 Emphatically not

at home! (3,3,3) 11 Small village made famous by Shakespeare (6) 12 Put into a grave position, because of a wrong note to a doctor? (6) 15 It knows no

customs (4,5) 17 I have a fifty-fifty arrangement? Well, no! (3)

18 Composer of large variations (5)

19 Verbal criticism

of the show (5) 21 Don’t try to improve on a perfectly good water supply? (3,4,5)

DOWN

1 He works at intervals (5,7) 2 When small I need it (3) 3 They’re worth something as groups (6) 4 A sound quality (9) 5 Time to muse (5) 6 Induced to become religious? (3,2,7) 7 Study I’m making of fabric (5)

10 Knock down and

defeat (9)

13 Describes a branch of the peace movement (5)

14 A gunsmith adds

it to his stock (6) 16 Unusual glee about a good golf score (5)

20 By way of a

Roman road (3)

SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS

1 Sonic wall (5,7) 7 Appointments (5) 8 Plant support (5) 9 Age (3) 10 Complete (3,3,3) 11 Shakespeare play (6) 12 Inter (6) 15 Unrestricted commerce (4,5) 17 Sick (3) 18 Composer (5) 19 Sketch show (5) 21 Stay clear of (3,4,5)

DOWN

1 Stagehand (5,7) 2 Spot (3) 3 Properties (6) 4 Reverberation (9) 5 Greek muse (5) 6 Persuaded (3,2,7) 7 Hard-wearing fabric (5)

10 Destroy (9)

13 Black fruit (5)

14 Cask (6)

16 Bird of prey (5) 20 Through (3)