CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1.

Type of thinking you may realise after a while, Albert (7)

5. Refuse returns in upmarket sawmills (5)

8. Losing directors to opposition appear in the kitchen (8,5)

9. Take a little breath to have a meal (3)

10. The frequency of a line of light falling (9)

12. This is the top if you add it all up we hear (6)

14. To tend in a ship frightens one (6)

16. He is a bit off centre (9)

17ac & 20dn. The little one who did all the work in the story (3,3)

19. What the pilots keep their uniforms in? Or on (7,6)

21. Sounds like you’re not telling the truth about stay in bed (3,2)

22ac & 5dn. www.babyspiders@ home.com (7,3)

Down

1. Get stuck in a beaver’s nest (5)

2. Verses about an expanse of land (5)

3. Surrendering of a performance of a musical work (9)

4. Unfortunately Lois departed unsocially and caused craziness (6)

5. See 22 Across

6. Pens ran out, for one in the works (7)

7. 500 lenses all over the place seemed to go on and on (7)

11. Hide crack cunningly with part of the ship’s furniture (9)

12. Client’s strange pattern maker

(7)

13. Found a minute life form in mice, Bro (7)

15. Stir or spin about (6)

17. Face make up rearranged for the gangster (5)

18. A racing hat (5)

20. See 17 Across