QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Humorous (7)

4 A region’s plants (5)

7 Deceive (4)

8 Fish, source of caviare (8) 10 Inferior (6-4)

12 Irritable (6)

13 Subtle distinction (6)

15 Cause great confusion (5,5) 18 Kept busy (8)

19 Become worn at the edge (4) 20 Loops of a chain (5)

21 To mirror (7)

DOWN

1 Betrayer of a friend (5) 2 Mental power (8) 3 Quick witty reply (6) 4 Premiere of play (5,5) 5 Unenclosed (4) 6 General pardon (7) 9 Close to defeat (2,3,5) 11 Wrong-headed (8) 12 Very foolish (7) 14 Rush headlong (6) 16 Underground vault (5) 17 Glance over quickly (4)