CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Diplomatic bag! (7,4)

9. The appearance of one who succeeds, we hear (3)

10. It’s sulphurous rock near the edge (9)

11. About the middle of September, it’s most desirable to make an investment (5)

13. A fiddler who performs a modern dance (7)

14. Anguished cries about fifty sacred remains (6)

16. He’s out of his class (6)

18. She gets the highest score (7)

19. Also affected by the right kind of battery (5)

20. Start a tiring translation in Old English (9)

21. Shooting stick – that’s a hint (3)

22. Correspondence to newspapers providing reading matter (11)

DOWN

2. One of the crew to put a black coat on (3)

3. Round trip before noon and a little after (5)

4. They are used in weightlifting (6)

5. One in frenzied search for bank official (7)

6. Deficiency causes brief collapse (9)

7. Clip joint (7,4)

8. Occult sign for office workers (11)

12. This could make real spice cheaper! (4,5)

15. Vehicle for 10 in the schedule! (7)

17. Silken material that covers the goatskin (6)

19. Don’t keep straight on – it’s very steep (5)

21. Not the full charge for salad food (3)