CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 Light downy substance (5)

4 Rap sharply (5) 10 Artist’s frame (5) 11 Insect’s feeler (7) 12 Profitable (8) 13 Minus (4)

15 Pill (6)

17 Breed of small fowl (6)

19 Solely (4)

20 Living in or among trees (8)

23 Quiver (7)

24 Of sound or hearing (5)

25 Ague (5)

26 Oyster’s gem (5) DOWN 2 Rope used for catching cattle (5) 3 Disciple, adherent (8) 5 Short letter (4) 6 Abstract idea (7)

7 Items of footwear (6,5) 8 Wireless (5)

9 Spongy sweet (11) 14 Deliberate destruction (8)

16 Accept as true (7)

18 Star sign (5)

21 Senior (5)

22 Musical instrument (4)