DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across

1. Wine left on the ship (4) 8. It's a dessert with a core, darling (10) 9. Kind of house for a party of sailors? (8) 10. Describing the prose of the course correspondent? (4) 12. Cover part of a TV set (6) 14. Theologian to make an inspired guess (6) 15. One who produces a spring garment (6) 17. Father's attempt to be a kind of cook (6) 18. There's a disturbance back in the air, it seems (4) 19. See 18 Down 21. Everyone gets tickets

gratis for the fight (4-3-3) 22. How the enchantress endlessly addresses the king (4)

Down

2. Not where tennis tournaments are settled (3,2,5) 3. Good man upset by a leader of Russia (4) 4. An intention to work as an architect (6) 5. Half the cast of advanced years presented to the public (6) 6. Establishes convincing evidence again and issues a reprimand (8) 7. Don't leave a guy on the boat (4) 11. Man with a haulage business who agrees to make a call (10) 13. He trades abroad as a retired railwayman (8) 16. University bigwig is a clergyman (6) 17. Nearly everybody near the harbour entrance (6) 18 and 19Ac. Nevertheless, it could be hard cash! (4,8) 20. Notice, on return, about fifty sea creatures (4)

QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Image (4) 8. Approval (10) 9. Soft wool (8) 10. Detail (4) 12. Firm (6) 14. Signify (6) 15. Wrote (6) 17. Observing (6) 18. Asterisk (4) 19. Bragging (8) 21. Rival (10) 22. Resound (4)

Down

2. Section (10) 3. Whip (4) 4. Assent (6) 5. Scatter (6) 6. Wisdom (8) 7. Appear (4) 11. Quench (10) 13. Insolvent (8) 16. Discuss (6) 17. Deficient (6) 18. Ill (4) 20. Ripped (4)