Daily crossword

10,666

QUICK CLUES Across

6 Disintegrate (7) 7 Daub (5) 9 Extremely expert (3) 10 Inactive (9) 12 Blessing (11) 15 Ancestor (11) 17 In utter want (9) 19 Anger (3) 21 Giver (5) 22 Artist (7)

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1 Couple (5) 2 Little devil (3) 3 Otherwise (4) 4 Copy (9) 5 Soldier (7) 8 Negligent (6) 11 Ruin (9) 13 Stimulate (6) 14 Liberty (7) 16 Command (5) 18 Salver (4) 20 Tavern (3)

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

6 Vessel of less tonnage, perhaps (7) 7 Many people - a line between 100 and 500 (5) 9 Drink to knock back in 12 (3) 10 Awfully nice tip in beginning (9) 12 Stronghold taken every evening, or every 14 days (11) 15 Having the right viewpoint, perhaps, being square (5-6) 17 Paper got it wrong; dunderhead went after chicken, causing arrest (9) 19 Where the accused can get a drink? (3) 21 Eccentric engine part? (5) 22 Compunction about code (7)

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1 A number do so to the garden (5) 2 This article is seen in Sutherland (3) 3 Eager to be sharp (4) 4 There's a rowing crew in this cargo vessel (9) 5 One of like pair of funny elk sparkle (7) 8 Not a thrashing to be open about (6) 11 Troubling the pair of them to give egghead a tinkle (9) 13 Shy rat reforms, and becomes worthless (6) 14 Little boys who pinch? (7) 16 Respite father could do with (5) 18 Require some fine editions (4) 20 A squabble after 19 produced a cart (3)