Sunderland Echo

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. District partly covered by car each day (4) 8. Having no HQ without good reason? (10) 9. Contemptib­le violinplay­ing? (8) 10. Kind of print (4) 12. Feeling pain in coach in

Germany (6) 14. Dearth of mending

material? (6) 15. Exaggerate because of

hoax? (6) 17. Coal is convivial

product (6) 18. It's a bore when men

wear women's clothes (4) 19. Mockery of putting

underwear in salver (8) 21. Former teacher is thorough

expert (4,6) 22. Herb is wise man? (4)

Down

2. Find out again that

Communist is support (10) 3. Sailor and editor have

retired (4) 4. How a monarch finds out? (6) 5. Not a serious insult (6) 6. Recondite coteries (8) 7. Middle East port likely to be

inflated? (4) 11. Not taking being on stage

seriously? (4-6) 13. Make water channels, being angry about boring equipment (8) 16. Expenditur­e to produce more

eggs? (6) 17. Sailor's song in hut (6) 18. Varnish for aircraft used as

drug (4) 20. Their intake is sound, of

course (4)

QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Unhearing (4) 8. Absurd (10) 9. Dance hall (8) 10. Pitch tents (4) 12. Tray (6) 14. Wrinkle (6) 15. Arrive (4,2) 17. Like better (6) 18. Employer (4) 19. Toleration (8) 21. Mournful (10) 22. Wise man (4)

Down

2. Moving stairs (10) 3. Occupy completely (4) 4. Passion (6) 5. Nuclear (6) 6. Solid (8) 7. Applaud (4) 11. Deceptive (10) 13. Brave (8) 16. Trivial (6) 17. Customer (6) 18. Unsightly (4) 20. Fling (4)

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