JUST CRUISING CROSSWORD

Across

1 Surplus (6)

4 Informal talk (4)

8 Granular structures one might build on a beach (11)

10 Seems (also: a person’s facial appearance) (5)

11 Eurasian climbing plant with five-pointed leaves (3)

12 Adolescent (7)

14 Spherical green seed eaten as a vegetable (3)

16 Novel or recently developed (3) 18 Hard-wearing (7)

19 Large four-wheel-drive type of vehicle (3)

20 _____ and desist (5)

23 Firm decisions to do or not do something, often around new year (11) 24 Daybreak (4)

25 Remove or obliterate, especially on a computer (6)

Down

1 Cover or surround completely (7)

2 Japanese company known for its small electronics like watches and calculators (5)

3 Menacing and creepy (8)

5 Outer covering of some fruits or seeds (4)

6 Author of The Lord of the Rings (7) 7 Children’s game involving spotting and guessing objects (1,3)

9 Soft, creamy cheese (9)

13 Amusing story about real life (8) 15 Recommended or counselled (7) 17 Grapple (7)

19 Ride a wave on a board (4)

21 Passage between rows of seats (5) 22 Radiate light (4)