THE TAKE-A-BREAK CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1. National team? (11) 9. You will be after the right kind of whisky (3) 10. To communicate quickly could be a great help (9) 11 and 3Dn. Briefly records what the Treasury printer does (5,5) 13. He’s bound to be class-conscious (7) 14. Told to go to the railway guard (6) 16. Unusual tea-set disposed of by legacy (6) 18. Loudly announce what is no longer staked (7) 19. The levy isn’t complete – you’ll get a letter (5) 20. I’d no trait altered – it’s handed down (9) 21. Stick insect returning (3) 22. Tremendously keen to be seen in an acting capacity (5-6)

DOWN 2. Leave an account unsettled – you and I will get nothing (3) 3. See 11 Across. 4. Give an account about the departed? (6) 5. Broken glass in track equipment (7) 6. The opposite of the cost of living? (5-4) 7. Records of offensive operations by military personnel (5-6) 8. Foremen arraign deck labourers (6-5) 12. A sovereign art (9) 15. Making a loud noise and bringing a blade into the arena (7) 17. Mother returned with the pieces for the circuits (6) 19. Back in the choir, one talented vocalist (5) 21. Great bird is a feature of the sea-shore, we hear (3)

QUICK CLUES

Across 1. Barrenness (11) 9. Doze (3) 10. Height (9) 11. Unsuitable (5) 13. Plunder (7) 14. Interior (6) 16. Complete (6) 18. Copy (7) 19. Should (5) 20. Of one mind (9) 21. Beverage (3) 22. Reinstatement (11)

Down 2. Pinch (3) 3. Build (5) 4. Tramples (6) 5. Intrigue (7) 6. Garment-making (9) 7. Unwise (11) 8. Weighty (11) 12. Enchant (9) 15. Chronicler (7) 17. Pious (6) 19. Attack (5) 21. Also (3)