DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. But it's not necessarily border country (8,4) 7. Nothing to be found in department store (5) 8. The mother of a colleague near the top of the road (5) 9. It will cool down the ardent enthusiast (3) 10. Mentors for those who stay the course (9) 11. Make it safe for the celebration (6) 12. Mountain range where I go astray in South Africa (6) 15. Dave tries somehow to achieve publicity (9) 17. Part of a circular construction (3) 18. Rectify legal claim (5) 19. As crazy as a diving bird? (5) 21. Light pitcher used in military

action (12)

Down

1. Business executives involved in amours? (3,2,7) 2. One politician known for

being mischievous (3) 3. Charge for a small fastener,

we hear (6) 4. In Seoul I'm crashing the

car (9) 5. Almost entire analysis of

saltpetre (5) 6. Very plain description of radio reception by cat'swhisker? (7,5) 7. At one time he was capped at school (5) 10. Time trial is spelt out letter by letter (9) 13. Set to go about the break of

day (5) 14. Flower at the end of the

rainbow (6) 16. Watch showing 6:50 when the

doughboy comes in (5) 20. It's used by one in a row (3) QUICK CLUES: Across 1. Aggression (12) 7. Dug (5) 8. Truism (5) 9. Relations (3) 10. Pierce (9) 11. Recluse (6) 12. Cloth (6) 15. Preside (9) 17. Title (3) 18. Cluster (5) 19. Fissure (5) 21. Coherent (12) Down 1. Major advance (12) 2. Tavern (3) 3. Last (6) 4. Vaporise (9) 5. Porcelain (5) 6. Immense (12) 7. Child (5) 10. Maxim (9) 13. Call on (5) 14. Package (6) 16. Scowl (5) 20. Ovum (3)