DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC ACROSS

6 See 16 Down

7 From Megan I take this name (5)

9 See 20 Down

10 Romantic marriage – between two tennis players? (4-5)

12 Accomplishing the task – that’s what exporters are doing (8,3)

15 Apparently they can’t lose a number of restrictions (11)

17 No silence could be interpreted as insulting behaviour (9)

19 This carriage looks the same either way (3)

21 Don’t say a word about mother’s road accident (5) 22 & 1 Down Are they used for holding lawsuits involving embassy staff? (7-5)

DOWN

1 See 22 Across (5)

2 Ring after short notice to produce a stir (3)

3 Circle overhead (4)

4 Tend, maybe, to fish inside – caught in a net (9)

5 The staff in the air to hold at gunpoint (5,2)

8 Is seen among the others to put up some defence (6) 11 Lumbering creature upsets the orchestra (4-5)

13 Scoffed at being fenced in (6)

14 Appellation that may well be brought to book (3-4)

16 & 6 Across Chief assistant who’s certainly not gauche (5-4,3)

18 Some of the ceramic utensils are smart (4)

20 & 9 Across Fellows after transport for the opera (6)

QUICK ACROSS

6 Distinctive (7)

7 Annoy (5)

9 Opponent (3) 10 Instruction (9) 12 Vicissitudes (3-3-5) 15 Tropical disease (6,5) 17 Residing in (9) 19 Marshland (3)

21 Gibe (5)

22 Clumsy (7)

DOWN

1 Hoax (5) 2 Perform (3) 3 Motor cab (4) 4 Warship (9) 5 Amaze (7) 8 Interfere (6) 11 Clapped (9) 13 Ever (6) 14 Dismount (7) 16 Gay (5) 18 Information (4) 20 Sheep (3)