Daily crossword

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CRYPTIC CLUES Across

6 Threats from top male performers (7) 7 Communist leader finds Leonard at home (5)

9 Black stream (3)

10 One in unspoilt surroundings must be single! (9)

12 Loose cash won't make much difference (5,6)

15 Become timorous when close in a way to how old we are

(4,7)

17 There may be grounds for disposal here (6,3) 19 How to look down on other mortals? (3)

21 Has one to cheat to win it at cards? (5) 22 A healthy place? Disease could come from it! (7)

Down

1 Cut up about having him married? (5)

2 Is able to preserve (3) 3 I object to article that is contemptible (4) 4 Shuffle the register at the back (9)

5 Grieved to separate

(7)

8 He takes steps in time (6)

11 Tense, even though I could not be better (9) 13 No sole reformer to relax (6)

14 Standard tints (7)

16 Bit of grass or what may cut it (5)

18 Not at all secret there's nothing to write (4)

20 Request threequarters of the job to be done (3)

QUICK CLUES Across

6 Include (7)

7 Trample (5)

9 Attempt (3)

10 Declaration of

policy (9)

12 Remembered (11)

15 Understaffed (5-6)

17 Society (9)

19 Uncooked (3)

21 Acute pain (5)

22 Immense (7)

Down

1 Fret (5)

2 Pig pen (3)

3 Prima donna (4)

4 Litter (9)

5 Stifle (7)

8 Musical

instrument (6)

11 Loss (9)

13 In one's

possession (2,4)

14 During (7)

16 Bisect (5)

18 Rip (4)

20 Employ (3)