DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Numberless people haven’t studied this science (11)

9 Part of the diocese, evidently – or the whole of it (3)

10 Suddenly changes a call-note (3,2,4)

11 It’s not becoming mixed up in the paint (5)

13 Everybody in disorganised side takes a long time in moving (7)

14 A shocking rise in my unhappy state (6)

16 The Book of Numbers used by churchgoers! (6) 18 Unusual terrain for a coach (7)

19 Severe end to a ship (5)

20 The nicest day for a group of companies (9)

21 He’s a fool to carry the burden (3)

22 Old-time stockbreeders! (11)

DOWN

2 Yes, it’s interesting the egotist, we hear (3)

3 & 15Dn Agonising enough to cause cardiac damage (5-7)

4 Sickness produces a word of uncertainty about the boy (6)

5 To balance the accounts completely (7)

6 The company with engines in need of modification send packages to him (9)

7 A defect that will prevent one from making direct observations (11)

8 Pedigrees in animals will show brutality (11)

12 He prefers to be a man without spirit (9)

15 See 3 Down

17 To invest with ministerial responsibility (6)

19 He is encompassed by fixed bed covering (5)

21 It’s vital to keep taking it in, but it’s a strain! (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Rigidly laid down (4,3,4)

9 Amiss (3)

10 Tempting (9)

11 Way in (5)

13 Philosopher (7) 14 Constricted (6)

16 Bury (6) 18 Melancholy (7)

19 Maxim (5)

20 Height (9)

21 Enemy (3)

22 Observers of the skies (11)

DOWN

2 Grow sick (3) 3 Swarthy (5) 4 Nakedness (6) 5 Falsehood (7) 6 Projects (6,3) 7 Children’s game (4,3,4) 8 Greatly distressed (11) 12 Fatigue (9) 15 Alfresco (4,3) 17 Allot (6) 19 Musical note (5) 21 Distant (3)