THEQUICKIE

ACROSS

1 Ready for action or use (2,5-2) 6 Choose (3) 8 Interfere annoyingly (6) 9 Card game (5) 10 Alter (6) 11 Spanish drink (7) 13 Versus (7) 16 Ask earnestly (6) 18 Golf clubs (5) 19 Naval flag (6) 21 Floor covering (3) 22 Resolute (9)

DOWN

1 Be indebted to (3) 2 Chair carried on poles (5) 3 Timeless or eternal (7) 4 Stifle (6) 5 Cricket delivery (6) 7 Waterproof fabric (9) 8 Way a machine works (9) 12 Exhausted or completed (2,2,3) 14 Takes on (6) 15 Snuggle (6) 17 Italian food (5) 20 Acquire (3)