Quick No 1577 (answers in next week’s paper)

ACROSS

1. Legend (4) 8. Easy task (6,4) 9. Feeble-minded person (8) 10. Mature (4) 12. Chant (6) 14. Drum call (6) 15. Lax (6) 17. Motive (6) 18. Minus (4) 19. Mishap (8) 21. Unofficially (10) 22. Team (4)

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2. The first humans (4,3,3) 3. Area measure (4) 4. Separate (6) 5. Arrival (6) 6. Short musical drama (8) 7. Cowshed (4) 11. Well defined (10) 13. Oversight (8) 16. Convulsions (6) 17. Remember (6) 18. Den (4)

20. Periods of time (4)