THEQUICKIE

ACROSS

1 Hard to do (9) 6 Assist (3) 8 Disfigure (6) 9 Finish one’s food (3,2) 10 Colonise (6) 11 Encounter unexpectedly (3,4) 13 Put somewhere (7) 16 I have found it! (6) 18 Does as told (5) 19 Messy (6) 21 Garden implement (3) 22 Lacking purpose or enthusiasm (9)

DOWN

1 Owing (3) 2 Banquet (5) 3 Shipping hazard (7) 4 Invisible (6) 5 Scottish clan design (6) 7 Tact or skill in dealing with people (9) 8 Kitchen item (9) 12 Not evenly balanced (7) 14 Required (6) 15 Editions (6) 17 Proportion (5) 20 Lacking moisture (3)