DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Due to make a melancholy sound (4)

8 To start about four shows resourceful originality (10)

9 Soft thing – it’s a small piece (8)

10 What errant people do for a bit of improvement (4)

12 It’s conducted by those out for the count (6)

14 He works with suitable material (6)

15 Supports conceited movements (6)

17 Get back some control about Georgia (6)

18 Keep on advertising an electrical fitting (4)

19 Produced manually, we hear – domestic help required (8)

21 Care to hire an old driver for a change? (10)

DOWN

22 Provide lip service? (4)

2 Alan Merton could be decorated (10)

3 Roll and heel over (4) 4 America after a long player, maybe, for this event (6)

5 Those who make a sound contribution won’t be (6)

6 Provoking a disturbance near the arena (8)

7 A stretch of water in the same region (4)

11 Players who are used to bowing and scraping (10)

13 Needs a bullet to drag up an indolent type (8)

16 It may be instructive for fish (6)

17 A serving soldier shows acrimony, we hear (6)

18 All the cards to put in the case (4)

20 A symbol for German money (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Needy (4) 8 Convulsion of the ground (10)

9 Draw out (8) 10 Yawn (4)

12 Set light to (6) 14 Damsel (6) 15 Linger (6) 17 Portions (6) 18 Employer (4) 19 Contemplate (8) 21 Frustrate (10) 22 Copied (4)

DOWN

2 Scandalous (10) 3 Torn (4) 4 Embellished (6) 5 Cadence (6) 6 Bog (8)

7 In this place (4) 11 Priority (10) 13 Pause (8) 16 Prescription (6) 17 Writing instrument (6) 18 Unfasten (4) 20 Jot (4)