Two-In-One

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

6 Support a parent but don’t talk about it (4,3) 7 A starting point, that’s a fact (5) 9 Was no faster? (3) 10 Ban a professional writer (9) 12 System of book-keeping as old as the Ark? (6-5) 15 He falls on his enemies (11) 17 Unrivalled, but not yet married (9) 19 Stray from the proper route (3) 21 They impress by their circus performances? (5) 22 Agrees to put the lot in bonds (7)

DOWN

1 Ready to fight (3-2) 2 Copy used in newspapers (3) 3 A natural hanger-on (4) 4 Kindly support (9) 5 They eliminate deciding games (7) 8 Going up a trail (6)

11 Ring of the cheapest sort? (5,4) 13 Saw, only to become a prisoner (6) 14 They hurt but some people want them (7) 16 Decoration only given to subordinates? (5) 18 Bridge piles are up (4) 20 Knowing how to get off the ground (3)