Cryptic crossword
ACROSS
6. Hearty drink (7) 7. Received sound information (5) 9. See 20 Down 10. Friend has a place for food – quite tasty (9) 12. Suitable hat for the stag party? (11) 15. Carried out an inspection and certainly didn’t appear square! (6,5) 17. Send the wrong way on the promotion ladder (9) 19. A purchase tax is appropriate (3) 21. Inclined to be lying (5) 22. What people ate during the hostilities? (7)
DOWN
1. It provides a nebulous light for me in bed (5) 2. A piece of modern poetry (3) 3. A story one way and a gossip the other (4) 4. Not forgetting about one’s vocation (9) 5. Taught in a monotonous way and therefore bored (7) 8. As a military show it can be beaten (6) 11. See 18 Down 13. Travellers depending on additional clauses (6) 14. Paints the standards (7) 16. An accessory is surplus (5) 18 & 11Dn. An estimation of one’s position at sea, counting the fatalities! (4,9) 20 & 9Ac. Compensated for not being included in film scene? (6)