CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7. A certain amount of time with one nymph of paradise (5)

8. Bring something to life and give it a name, maybe (7)

9. Communications pioneer of Romanic origin (7)

10. Thoroughly scour brushwood country (5)

12. Counterfeit one side of a coin to make progress! (5,5)

15. Telephone the chief organiser of the gang (10)

18. Make a record of western ceremony (5)

19. Communist vote will get the bird! (7)

21. One sailor – the skipper’s righthand man needs many more (7)

22. Pitched from one end to the other, we hear (5)

DOWN

1. Hitches a lift with sailors – it’s torture! (5-5)

2. A number of sheets required for those who sing together, we hear (5)

3. After the end of April, I make a swimming pool (4)

4. In position for a confrontation (6)

5. Give the wrong form to emphasis (8)

6. Provided transport – motor ride changed (7)

11. Sleeping partners! (10)

13. They produce mineral resources in good condition in different soil (3,5)

14. Consecrates, when no stain can be found (7)

16. Introduce carbon dioxide back in wet areas! (6)

17. Flat piece of wood is drilled, by the sound of it (5)

20. Assignation in the orchard at eventide (4)