ANSWERS OF ISSUE 187

ACROSS—1. Fuss 3. Arkansas 9. Overlap 10. Brown 11. Paper 12. Entire

14. Treacle sponge 17. Bruges 19. Cower 22. Lathe 23. Beehive 24. Demented 25. News DOWN—1. Footpath 2. Sleep 4. Reprehensible 5. Abbot 6. Sporran 7. Sand 8. Cleric

13. Peerless 15. Erratum 16. Packet 18. Green 20. White 21. Plod