THE TAKE-A-BREAK CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

6. Eroding badly, being neglected (7) 7. I’m to bat and get a boundary (5) 9. List of digits? (5) 10. Having been cut, adheres badly (7) 12. My true story about an excursion (7,4) 14. A little dance by Chopin? (6,5) 18. Late examination? (7) 19. Fight the dealer in stolen goods (5) 21. He flies a kite on top of the hill (5) 22. The remainder live around the bend (7)

DOWN

1. A man is representative (5) 2. Deciphering my code can be amusing (6) 3. Recognise knowledge (3) 4. A politician has to do something to make an impression (6) 5. It’s horrible to conceal love for us (7) 8. The right man can keep you warm (7) 11. Disbeliever might eat this (7) 13. Records of time (7) 15. Say you boast about submarines (1-5) 16. The South is the subject of a dissertation (6) 17. Fellow finds science unfashionable (5) 20. Established a number of games (3)

QUICK CLUES Across

6. Lend money

(7) 7. Mock attack (5) 9. Carousal (5) 10. Quisling (7) 12. Unlucky (11) 14. Oversight (11) 18. Dim (7) 19. Prop (5) 21. Tile (5) 22. Panic (7)

Down

1. Confess (5) 2. Gibberish (6) 3. Deed (3) 4. Pattern (6) 5. Boorish (7) 8. Remonstrance (7) 11. Change (7) 13. Trivial objection (7) 15. Agitate (6) 16. Clamour (6) 17. Hector (5) 20. Consumed (3)