DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

7 Rare prints one orders for a more experienced associate (6,7)

8 Set smile neverending (8)

9 You repeatedly don’t finish a toy (2-2)

10 Try hard to get the melody (6)

12 An artist on a lathe? (6) 14 Nothing doing? (6)

16 Cook may use a tin one (6)

18 Escaped from the scuffle despite being stunned (4)

20 Maybe our Tom is fearful (8)

22 More or less following a style (5,1,7)

DOWN

1 Was against a new editress (8)

2 A projected amusement (6)

3 Honest expression of agreement (4)

4 It sounds highly unnatural (8)

5 He’s the best in the long run (6)

6 Extremely light (4)

11 Might it help you to sleep tight? (8)

13 He may have the will to settle things (8)

15 Certainly in action (6) 17 Unrefined and hearty perhaps (6)

19 For those not wishing to take flight (4)

21 New-made liquor (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 7 Understanding (13) 8 Glue (8)

9 Merit (4)

10 Units of measurement (6)

12 Severe test (6)

14 Diminish (6)

16 Annually (6)

18 Suffer (4)

20 Riches (8)

22 Public notice (13)

DOWN 1 Summarise (8)

2 Oration (6)

3 Fairy (4)

4 Rite (8)

5 Climb (6)

6 Indigent (4)

11 Inviolability (8) 13 Magnetic (8)

15 Reconnoitre (6) 17 Take for granted (6)

19 Whirlpool (4)

21 Simplicity (4)