ACROSS
- 7 Some regular gentlemen are big (5)
- 8 Double with a pair of pleats (7)
- 9 Were yet producing a slow grower (3,4)
- 10 A fortunate shot for the parasite (5)
- 12 The churlishness of a sick crew (3,7)
- 15 Puzzles cause an angry exchange (10)
- 18 Take off a thin piece (5)
- 19 Mangle western campanologist (7)
- 21 Wouldn't it be better in the bedroom than the kitchen? (7)
- 22 Boat taken from the ocean (5)
DOWN
- 1 Be a practical joker at the card-table? (4,6)
- 2 The doctor was out of ties (5)
- 3 Rip shows sign of repentance (4)
- 4 Current quantity of paper on the street (6)
- 5 The girl paid a money penalty and was shut up (8)
- 6 Standards of a slum ode (7)
- 11 It should be hit without difficulty (4,6)
- 13 Final job marking the end of a soldier's day (4,4)
- 14 Somebody who swears about nothing gets a horse (7)
- 16 Advancing duty in hospital? (6)
- 17 Leave in no particular torment (5)
- 20 Peruvian Indian in Wincanton (4)