Portsmouth News

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. Natural tendency for the allocation of one's property (11)

9. This makes revolution­ary processes easier (3)

10. Hurried back to restrict food supplies – that's the story (9)

11. To cause aversion, make somebody retire (5)

13. Disguised Belgian often seen in Kolkata (7)

14. Scandinavi­an article served in a dish (6)

16. From the prognostic­ator a clearly divine revelation (6)

18. Go in search of strong drink, we hear – it provides vegetable food (3,4) 19. The settlement will be to his advantage (5)

20. To bring in a busy worker is of considerab­le consequenc­e (9)

21. Meadow showing endless foliage (3)

22. He puts the destinatio­n on the top covers (11)

Down

2 & 15 Dn. Describing the show with badly cast leading actors? (3-7)

3. A list of jurors from Nepal (5)

4. The writer needs a bed in the south-east (6)

5. Coach gives the terrain a different look (7)

6. Few will be involved in this kind of government (9)

7. This couldn't be expected from an enemy vessel! (11)

8. Opposed to a state set-up – make it a free land! (4-7)

12. Ananas – a conifer bearing fruit (9)

15. See 2 Down

17. Make good representa­tive with a distinctiv­e bearing (6)

19. Crowns that are monastical­ly unlocked? (5)

21. Falsely state the position of the golf ball (3)

QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Explorers (11)

9. Favourite (3)

10. Respectabl­e (9)

11. Disagreeab­le (5)

13. Determine (7)

14. Carry to excess (6)

16. Have ambitions (6)

18. Performer (7)

19. Ate dinner (5)

20. Amuse (9)

21. Study (3)

22. Unceremoni­ous (4,3,4)

Down

2. Suitable (3)

3. Robust (5)

4. Divulge (6)

5. Hates (7)

6. Uprising (9)

7. Dogmatic (11)

8. Eternal (5-6)

12. Watcher (9)

15. Merit (7)

17. Keep (6)

19. Dullard (5)

21. Type of lettuce (3)

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