DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. Correct position could make copper paler! (6,5) 9. Hint at the end? (3) 10. Wayward saint seen to be without feeling (9) 11. Tree pigheadedly swallowed by masculine type... (5) 13. ...as giant could be in opposition (7) 14. Abandon a wilderness (6) 16. Bog or aggregation of things outside (6) 18. Can I be likely to inspire affection? (7) 19. Room from which loans

may be obtained (5) 20. Real idiot compiled

leading article (9) 21. A striking piece of equipment

in the billiard-room (3) 22. Be still, doing nothing, but buy

everybody a drink (5,1,5)

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2. Suitable epitaph for a

libertine? (3) 3. What the king of beasts feels

for his group? (5) 4. A rogue entering the war as

calm as can be (6) 5. Go on – lag reformed some

time back? (4,3) 6. Armour links with the

post? (5,4) 7. He depends on the post indirectly for his livelihood (5,6) 8. Torn apart by tenant's

payment shown below (4,7) 12. He sees no hope for spies confused by fog (9) 15. One may do it after a shower or before putting a coat on (3,4) 17. Part of the eye near it, perhaps (6) 19. Volley of colossal volume (5) 21. Is able to preserve (3)

QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Paunch (11) 9. Aged (3) 10. Widespread (9) 11. Experiences (5) 13. Reconstruct (7) 14. Deny (6) 16. Particular (6) 18. Varnish (7) 19. Manifest (5) 20. Niggard (9) 21. Regret (3) 22. Mortal foe (6,5)

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2. Strange (3) 3. Squeeze (5) 4. Withdraw (6) 5. Logical (7) 6. Bring about (9) 7. Dreary (11) 8. Correspond (4,1,6) 12. Striking (9) 15. Crammed (7) 17. Clever (6) 19. Frequently (5) 21. Edge (3)