DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

7 & 8Ac. Secretly covered up

by the bloomer! (5,3,4) 8. See 7 Across 9. Shocking threats make

one a nervous wreck (7) 10. After the start of the tour, an inclination to keep on walking (5) 12. Their breakdown could

leave us powerless (10) 15. Criterion to present

Shakespearian jester (10) 18. No king but he wears a

crown (5) 19. It reads differently in

angry speeches (7) 21. To get back lost land

could be a miracle (7) 22. Part of a cryptogram or semaphore code (5)

Down

1. It is found under the bed! (10) 2. They have been conceived to

revolutionise a side (5) 3. Almost put down a

summons (4) 4. Go without one's fare (6) 5. Hold back and keep retrogressive arts in control (8) 6. Figuratively speaking, it's one

over the eight! (7) 11. As a man of letters the

teacher is after a job (10) 13. In the jet he realised it's out

of this world (8) 14. One who owes allegiance to part of the school curriculum (7) 16. You'll find 'em among children regarded as superstitious objects (6) 17. Enhance the beauty of a day

break, one hears (5) 20. Capital lover losing a ring (4)

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QUICK CLUES: Across

7. Frequently (5) 8. Shake (7) 9. Beware! (4,3) 10. Permit (5) 12. Conjectured (10) 15. Backward (10) 18. Slip (5) 19. Protection (7) 21. Betrayer (7) 22. Additional (5)

Down

1. Corresponding (10) 2. Deign (5) 3. Loosen (4) 4. Unmoving (6) 5. Remembered (8) 6. Skill (7) 11. Prevalent (10) 13. Inherent quality (8) 14. Substitute (7) 16. Holiday town (6) 17. Condition (5) 20. Smooth (4)