DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

7. Needs to become thick (5) 8. Work with the media to subjugate (7) 9. Pen love letters out and pen in (7) 10. Military forces lose many in the stars (5) 12. A rich tart in pin-ups?

(10) 15. Peter has rival in fight for S. American water (5,5) 18. Broken reins could warn of danger (5) 19. A post on the motorway

discovered in error (7) 21. Strangely cruel and

extremely senile hermit (7) 22. Drink with royal backing (5)

Down

1. Coming, and rues unruly escapades (10) 2. Jack last seen on North

Avenue (5) 3. Bargain in Kent (4) 4. Body found right in the

woods (6) 5. A quiet father makes it

clear (8) 6. Boy catches vermin

returning in tens (7) 11. The wets are out-of-order,

darling! (10) 13. Tory leader hurried through pompous address (8) 14. I've a car that's destroyed

through greed (7) 16. Logs move awkwardly (6) 17. 22 is outsize (5) 20. Leo's cooked a fish (4)

QUICK CLUES: Across

7. Delete (5) 8. Rowdy (7) 9. Gratify (7) 10. Scour (5) 12. Malicious (10) 15. Efface (10) 18. Killed (5) 19. Diver (7) 21. Treachery (7) 22. Lock (5)

Down

1. Punctilious (10) 2. Showy (5) 3. Healthy (4) 4. Zephyr (6) 5. Branch (8) 6. Penetrated (7) 11. Acrimony (10) 13. Amaze (8) 14. Chopper (7) 16. Recompense (6) 17. Urge (5) 20. Vow (4)