DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

6. Imagined what the favourite is (7) 7. Allows access to the ring enclosures (5) 9. Declares a piece of poetry remains unfinished (5) 10. They brawl, but the noise fades away (7) 12. Communication to the newspapers becomes printed matter (11) 14. The essential attribute of the Beatitudes (11) 18. Unpleasant expression of a stern-faced expert (7) 19. See 15 Down 21. Indicate willingness to remove the top from the money box (5) 22. Metal worker to come to grief (7)

Down

1. Deal with the joint, as woodworkers do (5) 2. A hundred in a panic - that's not often found (6) 3. Margaret turned over this stone (3) 4. Webster the snooker player uses it (6) 5. Where rhymes are found upside down (7) 8. She has the highest score (7) 11. Extend custodial sentence (7) 13. Explain that the conifer must be put back in heavy soil (7) 15 & 19Ac. No place for hibernation (6,5) 16. They're found in canteens or clubs (6) 17. A southern bird, grey in colour (5) 20. Cabin where the captain keeps his diary? (3)

QUICK CLUES: Across

6. Feast (7) 7. Cram (5) 9. Quarrel (5) 10. Housebreaker (7) 12. Unassailable (11) 14. Preparatory (11) 18. Mundane (7) 19. Liquid (5) 21. Passage (5) 22. Hobby (7)

Down

1. Linger (5) 2. Wriggle (6) 3. Damp (3) 4. Brand (6) 5. Cordial (7) 8. Acrid (7) 11. Wrinkle (7) 13. Syrup (7) 15. Suds (6) 16. Zest (6) 17. Sprite (5) 20. Merriment (3)