CRYPTICCROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Ace nun offers to change with reluctance (2,10) 7 A man who might be representative (5) 8 Calculating snake (5) 9 Regret that it’s a French road (3) 10 Unrivalled when not getting a game (9) 11 Practical jokes from quiet rows (6) 12 Proust in a daze (6) 15 Chords Pia rewrote were lyrical (9) 17 Are back in time (3) 18 Marriage of workers (5) 19 Is a girl to write the edition (5) 21 Road junction a bit after Bury? (12)

DOWN

1 Or brute poses a problem, being unruly (12) 2 It is paid as Further Education expenses, at first (3) 3 Yet tin is changed for essence (6) 4 Not caring about each pitta (9) 5 Cared about a group of servicemen (5) 6 Quiet American Indian area needs maintenance (12) 7 Near a new stadium (5) 10 Seek names, perhaps, and be meaningful (4,5) 13 A bit of calm, say (5) 14 Confesses and gives access (6) 16 A right to be foreign (5) 20 Dry for a short time (3)