Simply Daily Puzzles

Coffee Break Cryptic


8 March



Across

1Butterfly embarrassed naval officer (3,7)
7Meant to be at home, getting looked after (8)
8Top dog heard (4)
9Wait where the cargo goes (4)
10Spanish princess in Spain - fantastic! (7)
12Car worker, a successful TV show contestant? (5,6)
14Dressed for a military operation, we hear (7)
16Notion almost perfect (4)
19Run away from Usain? (4)
20I am certainly shown to be better (8)
21Officers bending rigid sabre (10)

Down

1Western farm operated by church (5)
2Think constantly about source of water in river (5,2)
3Guy useless before 4th of November (4)
4Reading novel about Pole being threatened (2,6)
5Greek starter in local pharmacy (5)
6Formidable person seen with a couple of sailors (6)
11Modifying a sort of triangle (8)
12Unthinkingly repeat standard nonsense (6)
13Young Kermit playing old tape (7)
15Flower beheaded more quickly (5)
17Declares what is in haversack (5)
18Small sweet potato (4)