CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across

7. A certain amount of time with one alluring female (5) 8. Not forbidden to show how speakers communicate, one hears (7) 9. Put down and use an iron

again (7) 10. The parson's address (5) 12. A rising shout of approval all round for the old racing driver (10) 15. Mother, for instance, in unusual play, it seems (10) 18. Spots weak-kneed types

(5) 19. Its root will make a

foreign dish (7) 21. Got me an engine component

rebuilt (7) 22. Expire, as frogs do (5)

Down

1. Foreman to attack a member of the crew (10) 2. Calculations about the first of the petrol and oil reserves (5) 3. See 5 Down 4. The cable that comes from the

washer (6) 5 & 3Dn. A row of rubber shoes prominently seen on the ship! (8,4) 6. Oscillator needed for one

who's lively and up-to-date (7) 11. The land proves practicable

for fortifications (10) 13. Under stress, it's difficult to

circumvent rough seas (8) 14. Snare takes the tail off the dog

(7) 16. The northern shaft is difficult

to squeeze through (6) 17. Thomas seen beneath a

mountain in Greece (5) 20. Wine given to one who is

discharged (4)