DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

7 Answer the medium hopes to get at a seance? (8,5)

8 Cat’s coat in far from smooth condition (8)

9 Five hundred and one over (4)

10 Violent outcome from Recife (6)

12 Dismays when father returns with friends (6)

14 A ship, it’s about to help (6)

16 Part of a revolver to develop (6)

18 Help a performer likes to get (4)

20 Arrived at a certain conclusion (4,4)

22 Presumably he hopes his achievements won’t always be minor (6,7)

DOWN

1 Where you might finish if you take flight (8)

2 Provisionally he’s a supplier (6)

3 Turn up before it erupts (4)

4 Recommend a lawyer (8)

5 Supported, yet not allowed to proceed (4,2) 6 Left in the cooler, it may be jammed (4)

11 Reckon teatime’s been altered (8)

13 Purchase some clever agencies (8)

15 This club is much patronised by gymnasts (6)

17 Supporting a football team, perhaps, and not in an illegal position (2,4)

19 She’s spotted following a band (4)

21 Rush job for a dressmaker (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

7 Nursery tale character (3,6,4)

8 Acknowledged (8) 9 Sell (4)

10 Fondle (6)

12 Scold (6)

14 Lethargy (6)

16 Captivate (6)

18 Popular idol (4) 20 Recall (8)

22 Impartial (13)

DOWN 1 Inclination (8) 2 Mourn (6)

3 Revise (4)

4 Uneatable (8) 5 Tremble (6)

6 Robe (4)

11 Astound (8) 13 Burlesque (8) 15 Instigate (6) 17 Drive mad (6) 19 Way out (4) 21 Chief (4)