Daily crossword
CRYPTIC CLUES
Across
6 See 16 Down
7 He is seen in headgear bought at a competitive price (5)
9 As a natural aptitude, it's most enlightening, we hear (5)
10 & 12Ac Surely not clerical assistants for the rank and file! (7,11)
12 See 10 Across
14 Rows in judicial buildings - good manners needed (11)
18 Being an adept with the rope, he controls the craft (7)
19 See 13 Down
21 Narrow alleyway for a number of competitors
(5)
22 Not the whole of the dock charge (7)
Down
1 Bound to be a place for wine (5) 2 I have to appear on stage first - always on the go (6) 3 & 20Dn This will be subjected to shelling (6) 4 Winter in France near the south, but feel the cold (6) 5 Making savoury food is a step in the wrong direction! (7) 8 Formally saying nothing to the sailor (7) 11 Subjected to formal exercise - bored (7) 13 & 19Ac Making observations later on, but taking care (7,5) 15 What the pressman produces about dockland area (6) 16 & 6Ac They should prevent the strikers being in any danger (6,7) 17 Board to make progress (3,2) 20 See 3 Down