QUICK CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Detest (4)

3. Dais (8)

9. Massive (7)

10. Ascends (5)

11. Rugby position (5,7)

13. Performing well (2,4)

15. Pluck (6)

17. Where plans are made (7,5)

20. Boredom (Fr) (5)

21. Animate (7)

22. Makes believe (8)

23. Skin (4) DOWN

1. Treasure of generations (8)

2. Pace (5)

4. Try to be inconspicuous (3,3)

5. Have a tantrum (colloq) (5,1,6)

6. Watch closely (7)

7. Preponderance (4)

8. Occasionally (4,2,1,5)

12. Propensity (8)

14. Peculiar (7)

16. Mean (6)

18. Heavy iron block (5)

19. Pile (4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across 1. Subsequent 7. Astir

8. Righted 10. Streaker 11. Lair 13. Unfair 15. Dogleg 17. Tyro

18. Flippant 21. Regress 22. Solar 23. Adventures

Down 1. Satyr 2. Barbaric 3. Earned 4. Urge 5. Netball 6. Pass muster 9. Derogatory 12. Composer 14. Foraged 16. Closet

19. Atlas 20. Gene