THE CROSSWORDS

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Stop the music (7) 5 A fabulous writer takes a retrospective pose (5) 8 Not an officer’s training establishment, apparently (7,6) 9 He composed some enjoyable harmonies (5) 10 A commodity extensively used (7) 11 Fumes when having to sort out a manuscript (6) 12 A model employer (6) 15 A slight but not trivial offence (7) 17 Darkness is a strange thing (5) 19 But his vocabulary is not necessarily limited (3,2,3,5) 20 Return to deposit gold sovereign (5) 21 The peace subsequently includes the French (7)

DOWN

1 Drive off quietly during the dance (5) 2 An imaginary journey? (6,2,5) 3 A mix-up with a horse and sheep (7) 4 Relatives might make a scene about one (6) 5 Capital is required to get a new car on account (5) 6 It’s used by one who does evening work (9,4) 7 Stinker of a place to renovate (7) 11 Speak in broken English? (7) 13 Restoration novel in authentic setting (7) 14 Tension disturbed rest on board (6) 16 Refuse from almost everybody (5) 18 Discrimination makes sense (5)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 A sweet sauce (7) 5 Squander (5) 8 With a very tight budget (2,1,10) 9 Set of rooms (5) 10 Museum superintendent (7) 11 Branch of stag’s horn (6) 12 Wild emotional agitation (6) 15 High-ranking ecclesiastic (7) 17 A hard quartz (5) 19 Pitiful (2,1,5,5) 20 Minimal (5) 21 Most significant (7)

DOWN

1 A hybrid (5) 2 Injure treacherously (4,2,3,4) 3 Pull off (7) 4 To soak (6) 5 Irrigate (5) 6 A perfect likeness (8,5) 7 With enthusiasm (7)11 Select for job (7) 13 Denial (7) 14 Wreckage (6) 16 Fruit of oak (5) 18 Deal with (5)