THE TAKE-A-BREAK CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

6. Humorous quality belonging to the girl no longer flourishes (7) 7. Beautify part of the head or neck (5) 9 & 11 Dn. Relations showing no lack of spirit! (5-7) 10. Wickedness in the Communist is assailed (7) 12. Fixed restrictions for undoubted winners (11) 14. Taking money from the bank and going away (11) 18. Date-pad converted to one’s own use (7) 19. Keep clear or a vacuum (5) 21. Mechanical advantage needs a considerable amount of cleverness (5) 22. He’s associated with a joint enterprise (7)

DOWN

1. Word showing possibility of power (5) 2. He acts as if

unsullied (6) 3 & 20 Dn. Make an effort in the open air to experiment (3, 3) 4. Potman? (6) 5. Descriptive of pupil betraying no sadness (3-4) 8. Writes critical comments about opinions (7) 11. See 9 Across. 13. A trifling character or a bowman, maybe (7) 15. Dash seen amongst Irish-Americans (6) 16. No means of holding the raw recruit (6) 17. Directed one’s efforts to give me help all round (5) 20. See 3.

QUICK CLUES Across

6. Endanger (7) 7. Coach (5) 9. Smooth (5) 10. Please (7) 12. Disorder (11) 14. Mercury (11) 18. Accept (7) 19. Hoard (5) 21. Cut (5) 22. Weakness (7)

Down

1. Signify (5) 2. Erase (6) 3. Concealed (3) 4. Habit (6) 5. Enclose (7) 8. Squirm (7) 11. Inert (7) 13. Calm (7) 15. Gifted (6) 16. Involve (6) 17. Veracity (5) 20. Weep (3)