QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Grow less (6)

4 Unvarying (6)

9 Sportive (7)

10 A stretch of land (5) 11 Passive form of protest (3-2) 12 Tropical cyclone (7)

13 Repay in kind (3,4,4) 18 Exultation (7) 20 Disproportionate (5) 22 Immediate danger (5) 23 Accommodation (7)

24 Lessen the effect of (6) 25 Natural ardour (6)

DOWN

1 Meal (6)

2 To progress without effort (5) 3 Argument in justification (7) 5 Add together (3,2) 6 Substantiate (4,3)

7 Scope (6)

8 During the whole period (3,3,5) 14 A witty saying (7) 15 Aspiring (5-2) 16 Slow-witted (6)

17 Deficient in quantity (6) 19 A scuffle (5)

21 Underlying meaning (5)