The Independent on Saturday

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

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QUICK CLUES ACROSS: 1 Damning (12) 7 Sugary (5) 8 Incite (3,2) 9 Be in debt (3) 10 Keep trying (9) 11 Recompense­s (6) 12 Happy (6) 15 With utmost speed (9) 17 Row (3) 18 Projecting roofedge (5) 19 Split (5) 21 Safeguard (12) DOWN: 1 Map-maker (12) 2 Before (3) 3 Constituti­on (6) 4 Consequent­ly (9) 5 Rascal (5) 6 Immoderate (12) 7 Repose (5) 10 Grave mental disorder (9) 13 Ancient (5) 14 Moneylende­r (6) 16 Cut (5) 20 By way of (3) CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS: 1 He bases his findings on an investigat­ion of the headquarte­rs! (12)

7 A thousand getting the lady upset in a crazy way (5) 8 Would he use a pitchfork in his work? (5) 9 Tangled mass of hair lacking lustre, we hear (3) 10 Men once at the top of the building trade? (9) 11 The sort of task that confronts the mountainee­rs (6) 12 Some of the nuts and raisins for the girl (6) 15 A second hay crop at the farm, maybe (9) 17 Deputise in part of the play (3) 18 On many occasions two and five are used as fractions thus! (5)

19 No hint turns up as an aid to climbers (5)

21 Not conforming to the Rationalis­t doctrine? (12)

DOWN: 1 Transport for a small charge (12)

2 Spaniard returns to fall asleep (3)

3 Bet on the fellow not being a priest (6)

4 What those who are unwelcome do on their own admission? (9)

5 Those who are 21 won’t show this feeling (5)

6 Member of the embassy staff who makes news? (5,7)

7 This provides exact agreement for the contest (5) 10 Permissibl­e range of variation shown by patient people (9)

13 Ended all square, as illustrate­d (5)

14 A temporary settlement by America provides space for students (6)

16 The big man has it in a shade of brown (5)

20 Can come before foil (3)

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