QUICK CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Short written message (4) 3. Hindrance or disadvantage (8)

9. Military garb (7) 10. Private teacher (5)

11. Not enough (12) 14. Mountain (3) 16. Provide (5) 17. Reverence (3) 18. Protective chair cover (12) 21. Body of water (5) 22. Cheerful and optimistic (7) 23. Gone beyond (8) 24. Pleads (4)

DOWN

1. Relating to ships or shipping

(8)

2. Attempts (5)

4. Edge (3)

5. To the extent that makes sense (6,6)

6. Feeler (7)

7. Pavement edge (4)

8. Chocolate maker (12)

12. Prefix ‘within’ (5)

13. Debris (8)

15. Having strong smell (7)

19. Tremble (5)

20. Unaccompanied (4)

22. Bend (3)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across

7. Evaded 8. Decide 10. Tendril

11. Adage 12. Lies 13. Sneer 17. Famed 18. Wade 22. Knack

23. Execute 24. Nugget 25. Recurs

Down 1. Pep talk 2. Saunter 3. Ferry 4. Related 5. Final 6. Refer

9. Blinkered 14. Rankled 15. Vacuous 16. Release 19. Skint

20. Range 21. Melee