30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 A die in fancy shape (4) 8 Praiseworthy features of a

railway? (4,6)

9 Sailor sent to quarters for

being a defaulter (8)

10 Seen in church when spring returns before Easter starts (4)

12 Alfred shortly returned

married and marred! (6) 14 This column backs one up (6) 15 Indeed upset when refused

(6)

17 Is able to copy something out

of the cookery book (6) 18 Expensive address (4)

19 A record? Yes, of course

(5,3)

21 Sign for a missing letter (10) 22 Being out of step he annoys

one (4)

DOWN

2 Refuse to give credit? (10) 3 A complaint I’d not put in a

guide (4)

4 Given the sack (6)

5 Yet one may be at one’s

lowest on them (6)

6 He owns land next to the

bank (8) 7 A detachment from Paisley

lose wages (4)

11 Yet they may be used when

speaking bluntly (5,5) 13 She takes orders from anybody (8)

16 Abandon - it’s a waste (6) 17 Gay as a lark? (6)

18 Collect one’s pay with a

minor rise (4)

20 A stage in the disposal of

waste, perhaps (4)