CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1. Box in which to keep pictures of fat episodes? (4,7) 8. Goslings in disguise (4,9) 9. A sort of spring onion, we hear? (4)

10. Burnt to a crisp – Bravo! (4,4)

12. Valuables included the alien’s donkey (6)

13. Let oႇ and close the account (6)

16. Miss being taken in (5,3) 18. Panoramic opinion (4) 21. Get the odd smack when the man of letters comes to the door (8,5)

22. They are Christian, but not at ¿rst (6,5)

Down 1. Have a row after a hurried drink? (5)

2. Note changes and becomes wavery (7)

3. The clothes were faulty (4) 4. A potter’s aim (6)

5. Stock cube kills cat, unfortunately (4,4)

6. The dance of the Neapolitan goal-keeper (5)

7. Gets the nod like it was in the mail (6)

11. Dubiously mastered, having been put ahead for ability (8) 12. Leaning like a big step (6) 14. Even, having set out misfortune (7)

15. A narrowing chimney (6) 17. Comes from an Indian region – like Samuel (5) 19. Rouses from sleep on the sea (5)

20. A banana slipper (4)

Thursday

Across: 1. Eclipse, 5. Epsom, 8. International, 9. Two, 10. Maelstrom,

12. Tyrant, 13. Turn in, 15. Appraisal, 16. Imp, 18. Electroshocks, 20. Ensue,

21. Tidings.

Down: 1. Exist, 2. Lithographers, 3. Pyromania, 4. Elated, 5. Eli, 6. San Franciscan, 7. Milkman, 11. Squelched, 12. Trapeze, 14. Escort, 17. Pests,

19. Toe.