THE CROSSWORDS
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Security is brought back in the store (7)
5 Artist when old retires south (5)
8 A fair exchange in sight (2,3,3,2,3)
9 Call about nothing unusual in the district (5)
10 Space for some oar movement (3,4)
11 Hooligans produce crude sketches (6)
12 Seem a very quiet listener (6)
15 Sees I am different nationality (7)
17 They hang from the ears (5)
19 To take up the post is to increase the risk (5,3,5)
20 French lethargy (5)
21 China’s place in East Europe (7)
DOWN
1 Drawn-out speech given by doctor on law-breaking (5)
2 Dedicated thought given before starting the job (13)
3 The last sort of quality needed by cat burglars (7)
4 Maoist is involved in Chinese philosophy (6)
5 A drop of whisky before a stage show (5)
6 Is excessively enthusiastic to get at the drink? (4,9)
7 Vessel without sails makes me stare (7)
11 Book store (7)
13 The mantle of sleep is (7)
14 Encountered a carrier on the way (6)
16 Emile provides something fragrant (5)
18 Hardback (5)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Weigh heavily upon (7)
5 Act as guide to (5)
8 Get past the crisis (4,3,6)
9 US President 1969-74 (5)
10 Betrayal of allegiance (7)
11 Moderately (6)
12 Dull and conventional (6)
15 Let loose (7)
17 Precipitous (5)
19 New unused state (4,9)
20 Stealing (5)
21 Greatly interested (7)
DOWN
1 Many a time (5)
2 As the best of its kind (3,10)
3 No longer existing (7)
4 Gracefully slim (6)
5 Penetrating investigation (5)
6 Persistently patient (4-9)
7 Despotism (7)
11 Fall rapidly (7)
13 Arduous (7)
14 A possibility (6)
16 English racecourse (5)
18 Languished (5)