Weekend Argus (Saturday Edition)

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

7 They shouldn’t be drunk, for example, when doctors are around (5)

8 Modified a date pad, perhaps (7)

9 Checks, made by police (7)

10 Sally followed a direction to arm (5)

12 A spring located in a good position (4-6)

15 A battle in the last war (10)

18 After a tonic, people may sing it (3-2)

19 Ran site in a more disagreeab­le way (7)

21 Does it foreshadow an empty decanter? (7)

22 A match for a goddess (5)

DOWN

1 People of an earlier age roughly drawn aside (10)

2 Increases the rent? (5)

3 Makes second-hand (4)

4 It’s prepared to hang (6)

5 Change to a lower action in Europe (8)

6 Trusty stem (7)

11 Prosaic man-in-thestreet (10)

13 His work as an artist is deeply impressive (8)

14 Plead for fairy tales? (7)

16 Strip of Dundee origin (6)

17 It’s a washout (5)

20 Keep a broken vase (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

7 Sound (5)

8 Slaughter (7)

9 Dress (7)

10 Punitive (5)

12 Incivility (10)

15 Priceless (10)

18 Prongs (5) 19 Prop (7)

21 Infest (7)

22 Wrath (5) DOWN

1 Opponent (10)

2 Nimble (5)

3 Carry (4) 4 Of vision (6)

5 Suggestion (8)

6 Artist (7)

11 Printed matter (10)

13 False (8) 14 Gospel (7)

16 Away (6)

17 Robust (5)

20 Scheme (4)

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