DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. Practising music and

being weighed (2,3,6) 9. Some recommended

conclusion (3)

10. Last month the speaker

was a painter (9)

11. They're cast in a cross

manner (5) 13. Left a tanner out for the

light (7)

14. Places frequented by hot

headed relations (6)

16. Savour the hamburger

dressing (6)

18. The best may have belts

on (7)

19. Change later, perhaps (5) 20. Performance law? (9) 21. Great service from a card? (3) 22. The quick way to get into

newspapers (5,6)

Down

2. Man returning to show assent (3)

3. One hell of a shade (5)

4. Piece of agricultural equipment under the hammer? (6)

5. Organise the gunners back at

the shooting area (7)

6. Fanatical person about to test

mixer (9)

7. Clumsy when using fat

workers (5-6)

8. Fires RN chef for making chips (6,5)

12. Handy thing to sketch? (9)

15. In which play and work mean the same thing? (7)

17. Emphasise great strain (6)

19. Bill Hill is a performer (5)

21. Alternatively the sound of wonder (3)

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QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Vituperation (11) 9. Sever (3)

10. Peevish (9)

11. Sound (5)

13. Generous (7)

14. Encroach on (6) 16. Facade (6)

18. Harangue (7)

19. Advantage (5) 20. Victorious (9)

21. Tune (3)

22. Cruelly (11)

Down

2. Wager (3)

3. Gloss (5)

4. Manly (6) 5. Distinguished (7) 6. Seriousness (9) 7. Sparkle (11) 8. Assertive (11)

12. Diatribe (9)

15. Percussionist (7) 17. Deadly (6)

19. Mapbook (5)

21. The lot (3)