Crossword

ACROSS

6 By the way (12) 8 Nightclub show (7) 9 Synagogue minister (5)

10 Standard (4)

12 Unduly interested in death (6)

14 Pugilist (5)

15 Rota (6)

16 Cat noise (4)

19 Flavour (5)

21 Shorten (7)

22 Unable to think of anything to say (4,3,5)

DOWN

1 Shipping hazards (8) 2 Worship as divine (5) 3 Makes woollens (5) 4 Brave soldier or fighter (7) 5 Unsightly fat (4) 6 Burn up completely (10) 7 Desolate region (10) 11 High hill (3) 12 Encountered (3)

13 Four or six in cricket (8)

14 Below (7)

17 Meat in rashers (5) 18 Hair or eye colour (5)

20 Decelerate (4)