Daily crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Assessing the weight to be attached to practising musical exercises (2,3,6) 9 Come to the conclusion there's no more to follow (3)

10 He makes the House colourful as Speaker in the last month (9)

11 They decide whether those who stand shall sit (5) 13 Supplanter naturally holds the source of light (7) 14 Do such frequented places give one the creeps? (6) 16 There's a characteristic taste in that barrel I should imagine (6)

18 A thousand, old boy, hold sway; its lynch-law, all right (3-4)

19 Bit of deception produces a haul for the fisherman (5) 20 Not changed, but could be nude later (9)

21 First-class and lively initially, but will become sickly (3)

22 The quick way to fame in the newspaper world (5,6)

Down

2 Agree sleepily (3)

3 Conceals skins (5)

4 Ailing, like Communist emblem? (6)

5 Rage ran riot, so put things in order (7)

6 He's certainly no middleman (9)

7 It ought to carry great weight with those who can see the funny side (5,6) 8 On the board of a Parisian school? (6,5)

12 Could make him a blunt sort of sketch (5-4) 15 He organises true set on behalf of others (7)

17 Suit for suitors? (6)

19 Cried for a drink (5)

21 How long man takes to control (3)