Answers to May’s crossword

Across
1 Fulcrum, 5 Sack, 8 Advocated, 9 Pot, 10 Kelly, 11 Open air, 12 Fünf, 14 Used, 16 Traipse, 17 Usage, 19 Ire, 20 Upsetting, 21 Apse 22 Tarnish.
Down
1 Frankenstein, 2 Level, 3 Rocky, 4 Method, 5 Sadness, 6 Copland, 7 At arm’s length, 12 Flare-up, 13 Neptune, 15 Bedsit, 17 Utter, 18 Alibi.

June crossword by Dave Payn

Across
1 & 16ac Haunting CD release (3,5,2,3,12)
8    Condemned without right and blamed (7)
9    South African girl has a bath (5)
10  Paid Christ to destroy tyranny (12)
11  Lessen the contents of an open fire, then end session (3,3)
13  Politician appearing in television needs sanctuary (6)
16  See 1ac
20  Machine part is the same when back to front (5)
21  Appreciate genuine taste, one hears (7)
22  A country where you can settle in niche, maybe? (12)

Down
1    Relax? About what? (4)
2    Attractive headless impression (7)
3    Eton’s strange beginning (5)
4    Natural state of untidy mess (6)
5    Former pupil to distribute catch (7)
6    A bit of a blow (5)
7    Old flame is large model (7)
11  Free Royal Academy when involved in defamation (7)
12  Exhibit in a bureau near the city (7)
14  Particular creep is unhinged (7)
15  Some beavers end up being antagonistic (6)
17  Composer to experience at the weekend, for instance (5)
18  Look at commercials, lots of them (5)
19  Spotted old queen coming out of river (4)