DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

7. Partly deaf and are for high jump (4,2,7) 8. Intrinsic to a triangle? (8) 9. We join the street at one point (4) 10. Guides the bullocks (6) 12. Hit like a teachers' leader getting terribly harsh (6) 14. Innumerable dairymaids

start to return (6) 16. Various frogmen (6) 18. Black marketeer giving a starting price of over 5to1(4) 20. Turn rail out in test (5,3) 22. Adam's tongue? (5,8)

Down

1. Chief support of mother

during visit (8) 2. Stick a notice in this place

(6) 3. Service one returned from a

great distance (4) 4. Indeed flat, having had air

let out (8) 5. Good oarsman with

horticultural sideline? (6) 6. Burden on America (4) 11. Steel day organised in

composed manner (8) 13. Sponge for new surgeon

about to start cutting (8) 15. Put money into fashionable

clothing item (6) 17. Girl belonging to us shows

courage (6) 19. Father in agony (4) 21. One writing about a

Hebridean island (4)

QUICK CLUES: Across

7. Inconsistency (13) 8. Cheeky (8) 9. Nearest (4) 10. Chessman (6) 12. Breathe in (6) 14. Weak (6) 16. Occupy (6) 18. Slight (4) 20. Mitigate (8) 22. Fire (13)

Down

1. Begin (8) 2. Laced (6) 3. Destiny (4) 4. Harangue (8) 5. Smell (6) 6. Trick (4) 11. Actor (8) 13. Embassy (8) 15. Deprived (6) 17. Culpable (6) 19. Ring (4) 21. Cooking fat (4)