DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

6 I am going around in torn clothing (7)

7 A fibre preparation, not long-lasting (5)

9 Manor transformed into a sort of villa (5)

10 As he got confused, he was captured (7)

12 Not plain stupid, apparently (6,5)

14 What an accusation of body snatching would be? (5,6)

18 A dear old thing, perhaps! (7)

19 A rule some of us are ignoring (5)

21 This age is very far from first-class (5)

22 Bangs on the head (7)

DOWN

1 The ghost of William Shakespeare, some say (5)

2 Harm with fairy music (6)

3 Finish within ten days (3)

4 Not always brief (3,3)

5 They hold records in trade (7)

8 A struggle to maintain faith (4,3)

11 Bill may be so conceited (5,2)

13 Stone from Tangier (7)

15 Such a threat is hardly barefaced (6)

16 They are carefully prepared for putting on (6)

17 Bird that returns in winter generally (5)

20 Naturally it lacks refinement (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS DOWN

6 Set free (7) 1 Allude (5)

7 Sham (5) 2 Edit (6)

9 Lukewarm (5) 3 Donkey (3)

10 Intricate (7) 4 Amount produced

12 Vengeance (11) (6)

14 Result (11) 5 Sovereign (7)

18 Let (7) 8 Shoe-mender (7) 19 Irritate (5) 11 Lawn game (7)

21 Thin soup (5) 13 Deserted (7)

22 Opposite (7) 15 Games (6)

16 Annul (6)

17 Lift (5)

20 Marry (3)