QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 To furnish (6) 4 More than anything else (5,3) 9 Isolated (3,3) 10 Machination (8) 12 Large amount (4) 13 Conveniently placed (5) 14 Large marine game-fish (4) 17 Understand the procedure (4,3,5) 20 State of affairs (6,2,4) 23 Not at home (4) 24 Spoils (5) 25 Capital of Ukraine (4) 28 Clearly defined (8) 29 Happen to (6) 30 Plan of action (8) 31 Quick (6)

DOWN

1 Similar things (8) 2 Formal request to authority (8) 3 Elevate (4) 5 Wearied beyond endurance (5,2,5) 6 Empty space (4) 7 Ill feeling (6) 8 Allowable deviation (6) 11 Deserve the punishment due (4,2,6) 15 Additional (5) 16 Regard as a god (5) 18 Go to law (8) 19 Qualities of ideal knight (8) 21 Central US state (6) 22 Profession or occupation (6) 26 Breach in friendly relations (4) 27 To spring (4)