Crossword

Across

5 Contents of pussy’s tray (3,6)

8 US island east of the Philippines (4) 9 Water coming down (8)

10 Plucky and spirited (6)

11 Native American — punk hairdo (6) 13 English painter — revolving item? (6) 15 Cricket bat wood (6)

16 Pharaoh’s nationality? (8)

18 Make fun of (4)

19 Excite erotically (9)

Down

1 Hard cheese (often grated) (8)

2 Water mixed with clay, lime etc (6) 3 Central chamber in an ancient Roman

house (6)

4 Person required to work for a lord (4) 6 Vehicle for driving over sand (4,5) 7 Device with an intense flame for

stripping paint (9)

12 Partner (8)

14 Dried fruit (6)

15 Bring about by scheming (6) 17 Over-fussy and selfrighteous type (4)