QUICK CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7. Older person (6,7)

8. Fleet of small ships (8)

9. Slightly open (4)

10. Yearns to possess (6)

12. Boundaries (6)

14. Spin out (3)

15. Respond (6)

17. Jewish greeting (6)

19. Be uncritically fond of (4)

21. Drug (8)

23. Fast to anger (5-8) DOWN

1. Much used (4-4)

2. Small (6)

3. By mouth (4)

4. Handicaps (8)

5. Deactivate a bomb (6)

6. Very big (4)

11. Peacefulness (8)

13. Cheated (3-5)

16. Violent twist or pull (6)

18. Idolised (6)

20. Responsibility (4)

22. Slope (4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across 1. Emporium 7. Swoon

8. Eccentric 9. Err 10. Trot 11. Impair 13. Smooth-tongued

15. Summit 16. Plea 18. Top 20. Legendary 21. Horde 22. By rights

Down 1. Elect 2. Piccolo 3. Rant 4. Unremittingly 5. Power

6. Unarmed 7. Scrawny 12. Stumble 13. Sketchy 14. Unleash

15. Spurn 17. Abyss 19. Anti