THE QUICKIE

ACROSS

1 Nocturnal insectivorous mammal (9)

6 Vehicle (3)

8 Rank (6)

9 School tests (5)

10 Clear liquid part of blood (6) 11 As an alternative (7) 13 Reinstate (7)

16 Stiff and awkward (6) 18 Eagle’s nest (5)

19 Clerk’s workplace (6) 21 Mineral (3)

22 Device for watering lawns (9)

DOWN

1 Skill (3)

2 Friends (5)

3 Total loss of hope (7)

4 Tags (6)

5 Note group (6)

7 Abode or home (9) 8 Spider-Man, for example (9) 12 Recently brought into the world (7)

14 Sequence or set (6)

15 First batsman (6)

17 Liver, kidney, etc. (5) 20 Aggressive dog (3)