DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. Dexterous and most valuable assistant (5-4,3) 7. Money found in a drain

(5) 8. Eastern European vet,

say (5) 9. Manage to take part in

the Olympics (3) 10. Food at the end of the meadow for a thrush (9) 11. An idea for recreating her

toy (6) 12. Warden's name (6) 15. Around which people hold hands? (4,5) 17. Garland from a little island (3) 18. I care about this girl (5) 19. Wood brought out by one (5) 21. Where the shop's income is

listed in contracts (12)

Down

1. What one making a comeback needs? (6,6) 2. Weight not returned (3) 3. Marine confused by fliers (6) 4. Degeneration of French modulation (9) 5. Possibly near a stadium (5) 6. They create revolutionary devices (12) 7. Study the South-East - it's thickly populated (5) 10. Splendid speed one attains in

bottom gear (5-4) 13. Not an early race (5) 14. The aim is to protest (6) 16. Rule on a cause of flooding,

say (5) 20. All right to have one in a tree

(3)

QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Downcast (12) 7. Terror (5) 8. Fossil resin (5) 9. Insect (3) 10. Slogan (9) 11. Report (6) 12. Happy (6) 15. Schedule (9) 17. Spasm (3) 18. Lock (5) 19. Laud (5) 21. Execution (12)

Down

1. On purpose (12) 2. Be in debt (3) 3. Serene (6) 4. Detestable (9) 5. Prohibited (5) 6. Partiality (12) 7. Vision (5) 10. Wooing (9) 13. Deadly (5) 14. Demur (6) 16. Bishop's hat (5) 20. Beverage (3)