Simply Daily Puzzles

Coffee Break Cryptic


26 September



Across

Second highest position, say (5)
Mushrooms amusing American soldier (5)
Man involved with a girl on the side (8)
Money from Lancashire (4)
Viewers in theatre yesterday (4)
10 Claret's changed colour (7)
12 Naked lord to cavort in London thoroughfare (3,4,4)
14 Stopping in cages for a change (7)
16 Produce artwork that's required by supermarket chain (4)
19 Compelled to bring cheese back (4)
20 Fearless girl, leader in foreign incursion (8)
21 A bit of colour inserted as hair treatment (5)
22 Call round for old and new pal (5)

Down

Severely criticise translated tales (5)
Urge principal to be intellectual (7)
Benevolent sort (4)
A woman's happiness (8)
More pleasant resort — first in Riviera (5)
Stained form as a substitute (7)
11 After restraint certain to get cover again (8)
12 Orchestra leader to write tune out of doors (4-3)
13 Oration broadcast somewhere in Canada (7)
15 Small bird at rear of ship (5)
17 Alarming and difficult? Not so, after a close shave (5)
18 Powder found in metal container (4)