Hindustan Times (Jalandhar)

{ THE CROSSWORDS }

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Man seen in the car is a body (7) 5 Like the bathroom I’d let out? (5) 8 Naomi clueless? Just mixed up perhaps (13) 9 I go round an Italian city (5) 10 Might be nicer in the southeast to be honest (7) 11 Hamlet has to be rewritten for her (6) 12 A young producer (6) 15 Era when men began forging ahead (4,3) 17 He’s unable to serve any longer (5) 19 Two new union members (5,3,5) 20 Build straight up (5) 21 Secure in bed yet unable to move? (7)

DOWN

1 Arrive at airport terminal in old plane (5) 2 Very good workers do - and very bad ones (7,6) 3 Asian land volcano put out energy (7) 4 Enjoy good taste (6) 5 A number holding no end of wood (5) 6 It may be extensivel­y used for notes by students (5-4,4) 7 A final course upbraided (7) 11 Metal cover protects the sewer (7) 13 Fast scoring rate (7) 14 A point for a writer (3,3) 16 A factor in espionage (5) 18 Frosted look seen when I’m in debt? (5)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Suitabilit­y (7) 5 Valuable quality (5) 8 Sympatheti­c (13) 9 Cavalry unit (5) 10 Interweave (7) 11 Be of importance (6) 12 A forge (6) 15 Legally binding (2,5) 17 Greek Mediterran­ean island (5) 19 Divulge a secret (5,3,5) 20 Lowest point of one’s fortunes (5) 21 Completely destroyed (7)

DOWN

1 Particular aspect (5) 2 Distant unremember­ed past (4,3,2,4) 3 Instance (7) 4 Method (6) 5 Take up (5) 6 Treacherou­s attack (4,2,3,4) 7 As a result of that (7) 11 A German porcelain (7) 13 Ghastly (7) 14 A brother’s son (6) 16 Governor (5) 18 Moved carefully into place (5)