30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6. Fired with real reform and no exaggeration (7)

7. Play with spirit on the street (5)

9. Way the French follow an animal home (5)

10. Change course when the vessel’s caught in the swell (4,3)

12. There may be many calls on it to change the management (11)

14. Transporting teams, but not impartially apparently (6,5)

18. Ponders about how to react (7)

19. To sack, or to fire (5)

21. Sleep soundly (5)

22. Main pastime of many (7)

DOWN

1. My goodness! I type wrongly (5)

2. Hue and cry to begin with (6)

3. Gently knock over the kitchen sink (3)

4. Sing to get a drink (6)

5. Reports from the front? (7)

8. It’s a bloomer if such a change is made (7)

11. Producing some scaffolding (7)

13. How two halves unite (4,3)

15. Little devil with the skill to communicate (6)

16. In a bad way (6)

17. A growing swindle (5)

20. Second thoughts about a dance step (3)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION Across: 6 Literal; 7 Strum; 9 Style; 10 Turn off; 12 Switchboard; 14 Taking sides; 18 Respond; 19 Rifle; 21 Snore; 22 Sailing.

Down: 1 Their; 2 Alliance; 3 Founts; 4 Clip; 5 Agonies; 6 Disc brakes; 9 Malingerer; 12 Fairness; 14 Drifter; 16 Intent; 19 Nails; 20 Palm.