CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS

6 Illiberal (6-6) 8 Bobbing songbird (7) 9 Musical instrument (5) 10 Not any (4) 12 Decipher (6) 14 Bury (5) 15 Natural aptitude or skill (6) 16 Desire to scratch (4) 19 Artist’s stand (5) 21 General attitude to life (7) 22 Minor offence or transgression (12)

DOWN

1 Fresh and unusual (8) 2 Neighbourhood pub (5) 3 Little (5) 4 Photographer (7) 5 Second Greek letter (4) 6 Occasionally (3,3,4) 7 Early bicycle (10) 11 Dec’s TV partner (3) 12 Precipitation form (3) 13 Traditional (8) 14 Comprise (7) 17 Punctuation mark (5) 18 Book containing maps (5) 20 Slender (4)