CRYPTIC AND QUICKIE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC ACROSS

1. Centre cross is made with precision (11) 9. Steal from Roy?

(3) 10. Fill up net in

abundance (9) 11. Foreign article includes untruth (5) 13. Do they obliterate series of games? (7) 14. Danger where

things grow (6) 16. Softening of elevations and depressions? (6) 18. Somehow brings streams under control (7) 19. Wise men for a long time in the ship (5) 20. Ran back to sailor telling story (9) 21. Reverence for article you and I have (3) 22. Mine got more into the assembly place (7-4)

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2. Alternative letter in sphere (3) 3. Libertine half seen to mature (5) 4. Makes happier - usually three at a time (6) 5. Distinguished for being unskilled (7) 6. Grief’s fun when in pain! (9) 7. Great manner for organisation (11) 8. Parsimonious and prepared to fight, perhaps (5-6) 12. Held back through shyness? (2,7) 15. A gentle, refined disposition (7) 17. Appoint as

indication (6) 19. Put up to play jokes on you and me as a sweetener (5) 21. Bother about the year that never was? (3)

QUICKIE ACROSS

1. Have new owner (6,5) 9. Skill (3) 10. Likeness (9) 11. Swarthy (5) 13. Dexterity (7) 14. Give work to (6) 16. Reach (6) 18. Ease (7) 19. Open (5) 20. Issuing (9) 21. In the past (3) 22. Alarmingly (11)

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2. Very warm (3) 3. Objectionable

(5) 4. Entangle (6) 5. Disease (7) 6. Blacken (9) 7. Unfeeling (4-7) 8. Journey’s end (11) 12. Entreating (9) 15. Outdoor (4-3) 17. Disclaimer (6) 19. Instrument (5) 21. Everything (3)