QUICK CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Surplus (11)

8. Predicament (7)

9. Rice and fish dish (5)

10. Carry (4)

11. Reap (7)

12. Regret (3)

13. Challenge (4)

15. Whirlpool (4)

17. In favour of (3)

19. Style of piano music (7)

20. Little island (4)

23. Divide (5)

24. Demanding (7)

25. Accept responsibility (5,3,3)

DOWN

1. Tranquillise (6)

2. Guide (5)

3. Behind (4)

4. Strongly dislike (6)

5. Watcher (8)

6. Temporarily halt (7)

7. Culpable (6)

12. Record (8)

14. Cherubic (7)

16. Jail (6)

17. Crime (6)

18. Decrease (6)

21. Unemotional (5)

22. Interlock (4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across 6. Amuses 7. Layoff 10. Serpent

11. Speed 12. Neat 13. Meant 16. Tempt 17. Beau 20. Atoll

21. Emerald 22. Scorns 23. Settee

Down 1. Ways and means 2. Surreal 3. Refer 4. Passing 5. Bogey

8. Fuddy-duddies 9. Attempted 14. Decline 15. Penalty 18. Moron

19. Feted