CROSSWORD

QUICK CLUES

Across

7. Additional (5)

8. Greek hero (7)

9. Group of nesting birds (7)

10. Chubby (5)

12. Badly-kept confidence (4,6)

15. See 3 Down

18. Sag (5)

19. Tutor (7)

21. Solicitude (7)

22. Number (5)

Down

1. Remember (4,2,4)

2. Seat (5)

3 & 15Ac. Respond goodhumouredly (4,2,4,4)

4. Remain (4,2)

5. Four-yearly event (4,4)

6. Need (7)

11. Organise (3,2,5)

13. Reminder (8)

14. Onto the bottom (7)

16. Obvious (6)

17. Acute (5)

20. Singing voice (4)

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

7. Additional extravagance

at first (5)

8. Ancient hero who took the

ones here to America (7)

9. Where birds win money

by cheating at cards? (7)

10. Soft swelling is well

rounded (5)

12. So pretence turns out to

be what everybody knows

unofficially (4,6)

15. See 3 Down

18. Poor dunderhead goes

back to languish (5)

19. He needs his eyes open

for his pupils to be clearly

seen (7)

21. Regard to business (7)

22. Change there and get a

number (5)

Down

1. Don't forget the wild animal you're thinking about (4,2,4)

2. Plunder's going up to have a seat! (5)

3 & 15Ac. Although you understand quite a bit, don't be offended (4,2,4,4)

4. The prop is attached, so don't go away (4,2)

5. Springtime? (4,4)

6. Need about a couple of dozen sheets of paper (7)

11. Suitably arrange to make a formal request for goods (3,2,5) 13. More punctual helper behind the scenes (8)

14. A sufficient reason for being on the rocks, perhaps (7)

16. It's clear father has what he needs for camping (6)

17. It raised the tone quickly (5)

20. She's in the choir: get her out altogether! (4)