THE CROSSWORDS

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Chests? They sound as though they’ve got bad ones (7)

5 They may be well-worn and well-used (5) 8 Practise putting on a glove? (3,4,4,2)

9 Swift portrayal of a brutish lout (5)

10 A limit I set for force in emergency (7) 11 Troubles any son may produce (6) 12 Governor from Sparta (6)

15 It’s no fun as a rule for him (7)

17 Pack animal brings everything back around morning (5)

19 Just a fraction of a Rugby team (5-8)

20 Be quiet and help with the dish washing (3,2)

21 Money fine can upset (7)

1 Wary of being barred? (5)

2 Realise and convey how to act as a servant (5,3,5)

3 Firm in money management? (7)

4 Ten-foot sea midget (6)

5 A gem looks right in a ring (5)

6 In this way men are trained for the sea (13) 7 Presumably one gets a light tan from it (3,4) 11 Made work play perhaps (7)

13 A new role in flight control (7)

14 He seems not to have washed the back of the neck (6)

16 Secure link (3-2)

18 A detached area in church (5)

1 Shine unsteadily (7)

5 A stone fruit (5) 8 Multi-thonged whip (3-1-4-5) 9 Very steep (5)

10 In the distant past (4,3) 11 Overcast (6) 12 Unfriendly in manner (6) 15 Accomplish (7)

17 To express (5) 19 Temptingly delicious (5-8) 20 Clothing (5) 21 Cooperation (7)

1 Centre of attention (5)

2 Out of favour (2,3,8) 3 Similar in character (7) 4 Cause lasting bitterness (6) 5 To don (3,2)

6 Natural exuberance (6,7) 7 An eventful past (7)

11 Full to bursting (7) 13 Mediterranean resort area (7) 14 Happen to (6)

16 A people’s distinctive spirit (5) 18 To urge (3,2)