Daily crossword

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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1. Have they no sense of duty? (4,7)

9. Suitable material for a

cheap newspaper? (3) 10. Proper way to twist

blue taper (9)

11. Spring edition? (5)

13. Determine to find

another answer? (7) 14. Indistinct and barely

changes (6)

16. Aim at a tree that

shakes with rage (6) 18. Its rate is adjusted for a professional performer (7)

19. Given material backing? (5)

20. Do someone a good

turn, perhaps (9)

21. Assume he’s from university (3)

22. Apparently he doesn’t require a penny for his thoughts (4,7) DOWN 2. Equipment held by the brigadier (3)

3. No head in the beer, that is strange (5) 4. Story about wine (6) 5. Has a hatred of

French exams (7)

6. A revolting action (9) 7. Following page in the marriage ceremony? (5-6)

8. Like an eternity ring? (5-6)

12. Watchman? (9)

15. Modesty of a spare

man (7)

17. Angelic turn of phrase

(6)

19. Russian takes the

nine-fifty up (5)

21. Peg out some pink

undies (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1. Unfeeling (4,7) 9. Regret (3)

10. Robot (9)

11. Evade (5)

13. Bearer (7) 14. Deaden sound (6) 16. Leave (6) 18. Unceasing (3-4) 19. Happening (5) 20. Dignity (9) 21. Concealed (3) 22. Tenant (5-6) DOWN 2. Poem (3)

3. Curtain (5)

4. Lure (6) 5. Compunction (7) 6. Disentangle (9) 7. Ruling (11) 8. Unthankfulness (11)

12. Specifiable (9) 15. Correspondence (7)

17. Oration (6) 19. Artist’s stand (5) 21. Colour (3)