Simply Daily Puzzles

Coffee Break Cryptic


6 March



Across

7Messy act - rub oil in (11)
8Liberal whip goes about six (6)
9Intense dislike of tangled thread (6)
10Resolve to get a long wooden bench (6)
12Denied falsely or truly (6)
13Funny drink (3)
14Plays for time in certain theatre seats (6)
16Small dog or cat, perhaps - it has energy (6)
18Black stuff with light brown pattern from Scotland (6)
20Iris comes back with American star (6)
22Face seen in brook (11)

Down

1Name of woman getting letters from Royal Mail (4)
2Player with so boisterous a part (6)
3Boats taking the girls for an outing? (8)
4Laundry used to be hard (4)
5Fidget terribly, being talented (6)
6Something to take the boredom out of saving? (8)
11Charm one's way in (8)
12Imptressive model's statement? (8)
15The acid test? (6)
17Ronald gets installed in the royal seat (6)
19A short letter of distinction (4)
21Employed some famous editors (4)