30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 At least zero subtraction

(7,4) 9 Spoil return of sheep (3) 10 Courageous about engineering a win? What a brilliant idea! (9) 11 A number had a meal, we

hear (5) 13 Allowed nine inside to go

out, being easy-going (7) 14 Unfortunately left a young head to show feudal loyalty (6) 16 Making a request from the

throne? (6) 18 Smartly dressed in the past in

America (7) 19 Being split, 100 went away

(5) 20 Lose one’s permanent address? (5,4) 21 Obligation to achieve the

same score (3) 22 Put off at line-out, showing

respect (11)

DOWN

2 Blade interfering person

puts in (3) 3 Special clothes as a regular

course (5) 4 Almost close to the second

part of July (6) 5 Gin sling without topping or

covering the insides (7) 6 Is it left when one’s watch is

fast? (5,4) 7 Faulty when Percy left? I’m

not certain (11) 8 Reach the end of spring before getting out there for an assembly (3-8) 12 Tend to move towards some

thing via target (9) 15 Bar in the air demanding acrobatic manoeuvres (7) 17 There’s nothing in code to

cause to be gloomy (6) 19 Teach to be dishonest (5) 21 Beverage taken in the late

afternoon (3)