CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 & 8Ac. Stay out of sunlight and 9. maintain secrecy? (4,2,3,5) 8. See 1 Across

Metal art put to rough use? (8) 10. See 2 Down 12. Ridicule of French type of bed (6) 14. Harvested and copied again? (6) 15. Peter’s out to be a nuisance (6) 17. A ploy – a form of bribery (6) 18. Gentleman without model causes a fuss (4) 19. Southerner makes holy waters with no depth (8) 21. At two before midnight step out with presence (10) 22. Lecher with a garden tool (4)

DOWN

2 & 10Ac. A token of faith – take on

chaps at Herts. town (10-4)

3. Pinch back tea measure (4)

4. Run naked and run fast! (6)

5. Improved on one who wagers? (6)

6. Cleaner fish laid before posh woman (8)

7. Implore the right in chilly mass? (4)

11. Require the French to labour at embroidery (10)

13. At university, span and keeled right over (8)

16. Overwhelming desire to live (6)

17. Larger shrimps oddly spawn on the right (6)

18. It’s a cleaner sort of TV opera (4)

20. Stagger back with a sly look (4)