CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ANSWERS

ACROSS: 1 6 Imperil; 7 Aware; 9 Again; 10 Calling; 12 Unfeignedly; 14 Altercation; 18 Combine; 19 Diary; 21 Revel; 22 Fatuous.

DOWN: 1 Image; 2 Region; 3 Dig; 4 Twelve; 5 Wrangle; 8 Naughty; 11 Descent; 13 All over; 15 Emblem; 16 Odious; 17 Fraud; 20 Gay.

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ACROSS: ACROSS: 6 Funeral; 7 Hoard; 9 Shrug; 10 Lodging; 12 Demonstrate; 14 Fatal errors; 18 Sleeper; 19 Abbey; 21 Anode; 22 Bulldog.

DOWN: DOWN: 1 Ought; 2 Refuse; 3 Lam; 4 Forger; 5 Granite; 8 Consort; 11 Foresee; 13 Mailing; 15 Agenda; 16 Ribald; 17 Demon; 20 Nun.

1.Condiment makes many sick (4)

3.Lose track of account in simple form (8) 9.Agrees to have a couple of hundred different pets (7) 10.Where a washer is always available (2,3) 11.One looking for scraps may show it (12) 13.Settle a clue (6) 15.Doing nothing right in an examination (2,4) 17.Remain calm and avoid being executed! (4,4,4)

20.More or less important player (5)

21.Geological term for beach wear, possibly (7) 22.Army units also included in the projects (8) 23.Mad cricketers (4)

1.Exhausted and insensitive to rhythm (4-4)

2.Near-beer place? (5)

4.How to march on foot (6)

5.Estate agent's office behind the scenes? (8,4)

6.What one may write about a recital (7)

7.Discover an Eastern secret agent (4)

8.It's noted for being honest and quiet (7,5)

12.The boss sent out learners (8)

14.Possibly I retain indolence (7)

16.It's still produced in Ireland, though illegally (6)

18.Not an all-American name for a girl (5)

19.He has a piano for collection (4)

1.What were the two great civilisations in Greece between 2000 and 1000 BC?

2.Since 1670,what is the oldest commercial corporation in North America?

3.Which two European countries were eliminated by South Korea in the knock-out rounds of the 2002 World Cup,and who beat South Korea in the semi-final?

4.Which 1965 007 children's toy with all the accessories can now fetch up to 1,500 dollars when sold at auctions or through E-Bay?

5.Which tiny country has the highest number of snake bite fatalities each year?

6.What are the three most populated cities in Africa?

7.Name the first eight UK number one hits from The Beatles.

8.The Pretenders hit 'Stop Your Sobbing' and The Herman's Hermits hit 'Dandy' were both written by which man?

9.What did the US buy for $7.2m in 1867?

10.Which women,famed for having something named after her,said "When women go wrong,men go right after them"?

11.Charlie Chaplin and Arthur Jefferson (Stan Laurel) both worked in which famous 'circus'?

12.What kind of creature are taipan,fer-de-lance and krait?

13.Which British writer-comedienne and dinner lady famously said "I thought coq-au-vin was love in a lorry"?

14.Which four countries in the world have armed forces with more than 1,000,000 active troops?

15.In which decade of the 20th century did the Supreme Court of the United States declare racial segregation in schools illegal?

16.Other than Hornby Model Railways,what were Frank Hornby's two most popular additions to the world of toys?

17.What was the title of the first Beatles album in which all the songs on the record were composed by the Beatles?

18.The Hejaz appears on the list of original members of the League of Nations.Today,Hejaz is a part of which country?

19.'Q' in James Bond films.What does 'Q' stand for?

20.What is the main ingredient of houmous?

21.The inspiration for which children's book character died in April 1996?

22.Name the native city of Italian artist Canaletto that many of his works portray?

23.Which book ends with the line 'thank goodness!' said Bilbo laughing,and handed him the tobacco jar?