DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

7 Not welcoming phlebitis on a journey (12)

8 Tea urn’s brewed creation (6) 9 Turned up in Vietnam, making capital (5)

10 Macerate half‑baked scones etc (5,3)

13 Young herring is killed every now and again (4)

15 Permit to hold Susan initially, in case (4)

16 We hear you’ll have new diet for festive season (8)

17 Ms Goodrem is all mouth! (5) 19 Learnt to play the horn (6) 21 Material for Henry I in precedence wrangle (5,2,5)

DOWN

1 Is geared around clash (8)

2 Old address in courthouse (4)

3 Cooking oysters round West Shropshire town (8)

4 Italian city is at heart of aide (4) 5 Monkey some upset in bazaar (8) 6 Garry leaves cap in valley in

Scotland (4)

11 Animal with awfully neat stride (8)

12 All, ie, can be formed into an association (8)

14 First lady dreaded awfully how ruined stockings might appear (8)

17 Head of department ran off to do some repairs (4)

18 Contributes to confusing dads (4) 20 Some patriotic threesome (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

7 Barren (12)

8 Animal and plant life, eg (6)

9 Capital city of Jordan (5) 10 Afternoon meal (5,3)

13 Young herring (4) 15 To avoid the risk of (4)

16 Christmas (8)

17 ___ Goodrem, singer (5)

19 Horn of a deer (6) 21 Fine wrinkled fabric (5,2,5)

DOWN

1 Be in contention (8)

2 Archaic word for ‘you’ (4)

3 Salop town (8)

4 City with a leaning tower (4)

5 Small New World monkey (8)

6 Scottish valley (4)

11 African deer‑like animal (8)

12 Close association of nations (8)

14 (Of tights) snagged (8) 17 Mild expletive (4) 18 Appends (4)

20 Composition for three (4)