30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Snap end to a race (5-6) 9 Our neighbours will hide the

casket (3) 10 Rate in war could lead to

precipitation (4-5) 11 Nelson’s officer able to withstand exposure (5) 13 Annoyance at being endlessly in charge? (7) 14 Formal entry of unsurpassed

achievement (6) 16 Stops lying (4,2) 18 The art of shaping the box,

for instance (7) 19 Noticed arboretum containing this (5) 20 Rule out the main variety

among the chosen ones (9) 21 Very small length of time

appears endless (3) 22 Give too little emphasis to being subjected to nervous tension (5,6)

DOWN

2 Egg-producing unit in the

north (3) 3 Stay to give a description of

the pitch? (5) 4 Bird round the top of the log

to shrink back in fear (6) 5 Modern entrance to old

prison (7) 6 Said rites could be held up

to ridicule (9) 7 Novelist is about to restrict

those who carry weight (11) 8 Strangely ardent about games — got carried away (11) 12 Note price for assembly

after the match (9) 15 Come to know how to make

an encashment (7) 17 Make a diversion — that’s how to negotiate the mountain (2-4) 19 One of three, maybe, to encourage (5) 21 Used to be observed the

other way (3) PREVIOUS SOLUTION Across: 1 Comb; 3 Assisted; 9 Arsenal; 10 Token; 11 Recalcitrant; 13 Appear; 15 Geisha; 17 Balance-sheet; 20 Exact; 21 Isolate; 22 One by one; 23 News.

Down: 1 Chairman; 2 Music; 4 Sylvia; 5 Intercession; 6 Takings; 7 Done; 8 Unpleasantly; 12 Fastness; 14 Placate; 16 Action; 18 Erase; 19 Nero.