QUICK CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Word of the opposite meaning (7) 7 Eatable (6) 8 Mean or underhand (3-4) 9 Owl’s cry (4) 10 Actor’s part (4) 12 Lodger (7) 14 Level of command (7) 16 Of the ears (4) 18 Unconscious state (4) 20 Large goblet (7) 21 Interfere (6) 22 A hold-up (7) DOWN 1 As a whole (2,5) 2 Drying cloth (5) 3 Inert gas (4) 4 Say in passing (7) 5 Until this time (8) 6 Recess (6) 11 Gemstones (8) 12 Short-pitched cricket delivery (7) 13 Decorative stony garden (7) 15 Close-fitting necklace (6) 17 Strong string (5) 19 Red meat (4)