DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

6. He tries rarebit (7)

7. Couples from Paris (5)

9. Appears to understand handwriting (5)

10. He’s nice for providing a meal (7)

12. News being made? (11)

14. It won’t keep you fully occupied (4-4,3)

18. One needs a couple of rings to get this number (7)

19. Bad organisation (5)

21. Nerve broken? Not at all! (5)

22. His initial confusion was amusing (7)

Down

1. An award for tidiness (5)

2. Remain in trouble – these fly (6)

3. A high-pitched cry from somewhere (3)

4. Edible wood? (6)

5. Continue with the ironing (5,2)

8. My niche, possibly a cleft in a cliff (7)

11. Tree yielding a fir cone (7)

13. A tussle for military honours (7)

15. I tried a more orderly arrangement (6)

16. A speaker who is skilled at splitting alternatives (6)

17. Worker who’s underemployed? (5)

20. A small point, but appropriate (3)

QUICK CLUES Across

6. Anticipate (7)

7. Buffalo (5)

9. Haughty (5)

10. Liberty (7)

12. Penury (11)

14. Ally (11)

18. Droll (7)

19. Lukewarm (5)

21. Beneath (5)

22. Touch (7)

Down

1. Truck (5)

2. Deny (6)

3. Plague (3)

4. Straight (6)

5. Wise man (7)

8. Large cavities (7)

11. Scholar (7)

13. Latent (7)

15. Bind (6)

16. Pact (6)

17. Nip (5)

20. Glee (3)