DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. A monster set makes superlatively oriental transformation (11) 9. Unfinished top copy (3) 10. Attack causing repugnance (9) 11. Spritely learner in fine arrangement (5) 13. State dispersed the

French in Washington (7) 14. Mars Jason's ship caught in the extremities of a whirlwind (3-3) 16. Florentine family lacking final directions for what the doctor prescribed (6) 18. Academic qualifications

for the post (7) 19 & 21Dn. What one has done with a snippet – let's have no more of that (3,2,3) 20. It's part of the architect's plan

to provide uplift (9) 21. Have a bit of a low neck-line (3) 22. Assume the character of some

painter, maybe (11)

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2. It's put back among the

cards (3) 3. Coming from the north, it can

be piercing (5) 4. Don't accept what's added to

the tip (6) 5. Men got a different composite

picture (7) 6. This is not converting

Japanese worshipper (9) 7. Beware the resident

troglodyte (4-7) 8. Order a liqueur (11) 12. A firm test for the best

eleven? (5,4) 15. Work in the theatre (7) 17. Spots undercover types near

the end of the lane (6) 19. Serviceman is a big shot, by

the sound of it (5) 21. See 19 Across

QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Become fact (11) 9. Day before (3) 10. Powerlessness (9) 11. Implied (5) 13. Nine-pin (7) 14. Starve (6) 16. Soothe (6) 18. War-horse (7) 19. Dean (5) 20. Clothes-making (9) 21. Piece (3) 22. Charm (11)

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2. Hatchet (3) 3. Be (5) 4. Inflict (6) 5. Network (7) 6. Refuge (9) 7. Diploma (11) 8. Defined (11) 12. Comrade (9) 15. Italian woman (7) 17. Painter (6) 19. Number (5) 21. Jeer (3)