CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 They help people grow better (5,7) 7 Possibly upset an arrangement (3-2) 8 An award for tidiness (5) 9 It must be a bit thick to bear (3) 10 Didn’t cost the earth! (4-5) 11 He counts and recounts (6) 12 Gives patient attention (6) 15 Not prepared, so to speak (9) 17 Allowed in court (3) 18 Country which might provide aid in some way (5) 19 Break in staff (5) 21 Pieces of expertise guarded by private industry? (5,7)

DOWN

1 Become very indignant and take flight (2,2,2,3,3) 2 A negative point to bring up (3) 3 Little devil with the skill to communicate (6) 4 A charity worth fighting for (4,5) 5 Crest of a partridge with part missing (5) 6 Schemes put forward for places (12) 7 Go through the letters for something charming (5) 10 Does it lend drama perhaps to one’s sleep? (9) 13 Only about five find the answer (5) 14 Ocean liners? (6) 16 A royal house (5) 20 Part of linear curvature (3)