Crossword 2640

ACROSS

1 One who maltreats another (6)

5 Animals (6) 8 Frightened (6)

9 E xclamation of triumph (6)

10 Internal Cartodid Artery (3)

11 Irregular warming of the sea equatorial Pacific Ocean (2-4)

12 Expel from the Bar (6)

15 Bark up the wrong _ (4)

16 Renowned British writer of detective stories , Dame _ Christie (6)

20 Gathered; shepherded (6)

22 Halt (4)

23 Running costs (6)

24 With hands on hips and elbows turned outwards (6)

25 Donkey (3)

26 Bulk liquid shipment carrier (6)

27 Scream (6)

28 Merit (6)

29 Sway (6)

DOWN

2 Buildup of work that needs to be completed (7)

3 Table napkin (9)

4 Relating to, employed in or sent by radio signals (5)

5 Width (7)

6 A bed of fine soil in which seedlings are germinated (7) 7 Marked with scars (7)

13 Wrath (3)

14 Condition of being completely subject to someone more powerful (9)

16 Growing, living or found in water (7)

17 With a sideways glance (7)

18 A long-handled tilling implement l (5)

19 Administrative system of a communist party (7)

21 Hug (7)

24 Item of property owned by a person or company (5)