Cape Times

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC ACROSS

1 Easily made light of! (11)

9 The leaders of heavy industry try to strike ... (3)

10 ... till ... (9)

11 ... the country makes a woeful cry, we hear (5)

13 It’s superlativ­ely costly, darling (7)

14 What its subject may be is a moot point (6)

16 This could result in five hundred taking a different route (6)

18 Fancy finding the Wise Men in the East! (7)

19 Make sure the account has been properly recorded (5) 20 Pneumatic weaving machines, we hear, are passed down in the family (9) 21 Not worth having a number inside (3)

22 A particular practice for a cultural organisati­on (11)

DOWN

2 The court is divided by this (3)

3 Is in need - of a stricter attitude, by the sound of it (5) 4 A boy is taken in by my complaint (6)

5 Enliven a team in distress (7) 6 Whole deals, lacking capital, will be spoiled by tenure agreement (9)

7 Televised a boxing match what the spirited contestant­s did (6,5)

8 A speech by the others for bringing back the monarchy (11)

12 By whom you may be brought to book (9)

15 A single journey authorised - one of three (7)

17 Give a new classifica­tion to holiday place (6)

19 As immovable as part of the estate (5)

21 It’s partly misunderst­ood as well (3)

QUICK ACROSS

1 Dissonance (11) 9 Be in debt to (3) 10 Wayfarer (9) 11 Poor (5) 13 Confide (7) 14 Not liable (6) 16 Scribble (6)

18 In fashion (1-2-4) 19 Lustre (5) 20 Innocent (9) 21 Donkey (3) 22 Disbelief (11)

DOWN

2 Anger (3)

3 Spiteful (5) 4 Harvester (6) 5 Sterilised (7) 6 Reckon (9)

7 Face (11) 8 Frangibili­ty (11) 12 Height (9) 15 Steady worker (7) 17 In arrears (6) 19 Charm (5) 21 Behind (3)

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