TWO- IN- ONE CRYPTIC AND DEFINITION

YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC SOLUTION

Across: 7 Crocodile tear; 8 Informed; 9 Push; 10 Bidder; 12 Oppose; 14 Agenda; 16 Entail; 18 Chic; 20 Absinthe; 22 Ideally suited. Down: 1 Printing; 2 Accord; 3 Adam; 4 Gladsome; 5 Stop up; 6 Mars; 11 Readable; 13 Slighted; 15 Nectar; 17 Tennis; 19 Hide; 21 So- so.

YESTERDAY’S SIMPLE SOLUTION

Across: 7 Determination; 8 Distance; 9 Able; 10 Caress; 12 Indeed; 14 Geneva; 16 Relate; 18 Epic; 20 Hardware; 22 Perpendicular. Down: 1 Delicate; 2 Kettle; 3 Omen; 4 Inferior; 5 Strand; 6 Jowl; 11 Scathing; 13 External; 15 Escape; 17 Lawful; 19 Peel; 21 Raid.

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

6 Flower was a bad mistake? ( 7) 7 Scope for some unambitious people ( 5) 9 Animal is thus trapped in receptacle ( 5) 10 Tension lost when half the barrel chopped ( 7) 12 Claimed bad trial led to health check ( 7,4) 14 They provide diversions for drivers and fair- goers ( 11) 18 Nude in poor act in cafe show ( 7) 19 Only half- keen to attempt getting in ( 5) 21 Give ring to prison room for instrument ( 5) 22 Deduce there is no big blaze ( 7)

DOWN

1 Everybody at home is exhausted ( 3,2) 2 Doctor got up sullen, gloomy and unsocial ( 6) 3 Three points now first made ( 3) 4 The impression made by stage turn by mischievous child ( 6) 5 Authorise to break silence ( 7) 8 One- star politician? ( 7) 11 Idle act in the fortress ( 7) 13 Looked for food on behalf of old people ( 7) 15 Almost before time under new head ( 6) 16 Affectionate proposal? ( 6) 17 He can’t help being outspoken ( 5) 20 Final purpose ( 3)