Twinplex

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 They are pretty in a kettle – pretty muddled! (4) 8 Solemnly declare the fool didn’t stop eating (10) 9 Dunderhead is to command, confusion will result! (8)

10 The four points of intelligence (4) 12 Presumably they cannot play major works (6)

14 I bleed and could be eaten (6) 15 Fight round tablet (6)

17 Get dressed in case there’s no beer (6) 18 Disown youth leader going to bad haunt (4) 19 Knavishness at cards? (8) 21 Clearly not a direct route for traffic (10) 22 Incites to layer productions? (4)

DOWN

2 Scare so as to suggest I should be included (10) 3 Prince Henry has a ring, a ring of saintliness (4) 4 A team’s remarks not meant to be heard (6) 5 Having no liking for poetry (6) 6 Obviously not the back way into the country (8) 7 Evidence of cats in the stables? (4) 11 Going down for water is apparently very tedious (4-6) 13 Telling more untruths at a distance from the main body (8) 16 Sex and art can be additional items (6) 17 Journalist rode up having taken it in (6)

18 Read about a bit of bravado (4) 20 Bird of prey for a child to play with? (4)

SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS

1 Marine creature (4) 8 Assert (10) 9 Disarray (8) 10 Current events (4) 12 Young people (6) 14 Eatable (6) 15 Conflict (6) 17 Attire (6) 18 Reject (4) 19 Cunning (8) 21 Type of road junction (10) 22 Ova (4)

DOWN

2 Frighten (10)

3 Ring of light (4) 4 Stage whispers (6) 5 Opposed (6) 6 Boundary (8)

7 Yard lined by buildings (4) 11 Drilling for water (4-6) 13 Remote (8) 16 Additional items (6) 17 Newspaper employee (6) 18 Challenge (4) 20 Flying toy (4)