DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 The endless fascination of river fish (4) 8 Merrymaking, like Berlin! (2,3,5) 9 Fail to notice so much that’s unsullied (8) 10 Pinches small quantities of spirits (4) 12 Not in the habit of being out of employment (6) 14 Service address (6) 15 Make known I’m getting the role (6) 17 What one did with letter to the editor! (6) 18 A mother - he didn’t have one! (4) 19 Game of chance allowed in the itinerary (8) 21 They are used for carrying out spot checks! (4,6) 22 In fact a skilful kind of master (4)

DOWN

2 As angry as a man able to use only one leg! (7,3) 3 & 7Dn Having no radical basis (8) 4 Take notice when the finale occurs, we hear (6) 5 When framed they improve one’s looks (6) 6 Certainly not secret weapons with which people are welcomed (4,4) 7 See 3 Down 11 Appropriate restrictions for hereditaments (10) 13 Massing together and doing some climbing (8) 16 A formidable character for one sailor after another (6) 17 You’ll be fully committed if you take this (6) 18 Battlefield account written by a sapper (4) 20 In the debate a strong point (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Slay (4) 8 Unlikely (10) 9 Penitent (8) 10 Parched (4) 12 Lottery (6) 14 Vagrants (6) 15 Surrender (4,2) 17 Entire (6) 18 Mosquito (4) 19 Short beard (8) 21 Loud-voiced (10)

DOWN

22 Row (4) 2 Novelty (10) 3 Catalogue (4) 4 Elf (6) 5 Powerful (6) 6 Waterfall (8) 7 Transmit (4) 11 Faultless (10) 13 Worrying (8) 16 Venom (6) 17 Damage (6) 18 Deep cut (4) 20 Tear (4)