THE TAKE-A-BREAK CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1. Since one has article on the continent.... (4)

8. ....Les trebles potential for successful publication (10)

9. Chief to rage about Panama, perhaps (8)

10. Tray possibly inclined to illustrate (4)

12. Forged a penny in outhouse (6)

14. Concerning a friend, in truth (6)

15. Hair's arranged, and king is in tweed (6)

17. Deflection veers badly, gaining point (6)

18. Boss kicks up dust (4)

19. Hiding spirit in pocket, half-skip around (3-5)

21. A Nag's garden tools are lucky charms (10)

22. Sound quality of altered note (4)

DOWN

2. He's a wetter sort of lover! (10)

3. Crab Eddie's hiding in the sack (4)

4. Port doesn't change (6)

5. Socially correct, more confident money lender (6)

6. Division of chopped veal in cage (8)

7. Cart; one taken from rum dairy (4)

11. I've lines to broadcast on tube (10)

13. Pear said to be different in heaven (8)

16. Breakaway group in school is over a thousand (6)

17. Pump fixed on ship (6)

18. Accordingly Howe loses directions in London.... (4)

20. ....see – street cannot be found! (4)

QUICK CLUES

Across

1. Remove (4)

8. Ungainliness (10)

9. Alight (8)

10. Boulder (4)

12. Association (6)

14. Finish (6)

15. Flag (6)

17. Seller (6)

18. Dregs (4)

19. Bonnet-maker (8)

21. Emphasise (10)

22. Assert (4)

Down

2. Efface (10)

3. Company (4)

4. Flood (6)

5. Mild (6)

6. Virago (8)

7. Frail (4)

11. Sympathy (10)

13. Desperado (8)

16. Distant (6)

17. Unrefined (6)

18. Spring (4)

20. Notion (4)