THE CROSSWORDS QUICK CLUES

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Making a pass into a path (7)

4 Father has a hand in fruit production (5) 7 What a change in the weather! (4) 8 Insect with a lot to learn? (8) 10 Playthings? (10)

12 A meeting place in the suburban street? (6)

13 Tasted differently it’s said (6)

15 He has a burning desire (10)

18 It’s fat and very wet (8)

19 Clean the decks for surgical inspection perhaps (4)

20 An important occasion for an Eastern airway (5)

21 Continue to make a fuss (5,2)

DOWN

1 Variety of tulip bulb could be (3,2)

2 Main source of strength for a nation (3,5) 3 Possibly get Ray to go round (6)

4 Now it’s gift time (7,3)

5 It may be powder or cream (4)

6 Road now ready to be ambushed (7) 9 Facial feature that attracts visitors (6,4) 11 Flight path? (8)

12 A game to cut short (7)

14 This drink can go a hundred years back (6) 16 The shed has a taxi in (5)

17 Family row (4)

ACROSS

1 Central part (7)

4 Lower oneself morally (5) 7 Convey by gesture (4)

8 Close call (4,4)

10 Make indiscreet remark (4,1,5) 12 Mislead (6)

13 To hire (6)

15 Having no choice (5-5) 18 Answer to problem (8) 19 Feign (4)

20 To long (5)

21 Tropical cyclone (7)

DOWN

1 Wanderer (5)

2 Generally (8)

3 A fortified wine (6)

4 A strong poison (10)

5 Leave out (4)

6 Attitude or stance (7) 9 Tough and cynical (4-6) 11 Flamboyant publicity (8) 12 Composer of Clair de lune (7) 14 With maximum effort (3,3) 16 South Arabian country (5) 17 Earnest appeal (4)