Crossword 2913

ACROSS

2 Large semi-arid sandy savanna covering much of Botswana (8)

6 Cartridges containing gunpowder but no bullets (6)

9 Place within a particular context (6)

10 Place a defendant on bail or in custody (6)

12 Relating to Yemen or its people (6)

14 Producing something at a rapid rate (8,3)

18 Made of or resembling brass (6)

20 Chaos (6)

23 Situated opposite or away from the mouth (6)

24 Hinder (6)

26 Having two sides or aspect debatable (3-5)

DOWN

1 Reddish-brown colour (6)

2 Range of knowledge or understanding (3)

3 Calm; peaceful; tranquil (7)

4 Senseless; silly (5)

5 Word, letter or number placed before another (6)

7 Set one’s sights on (3)

8 One’s family or relations (3)

11 Filled with noise and activity (5)

13 Sullen, sulky (5)

15 Put at a loss; confound (7)

16 Wear down by friction (6)

17 Imminent; in the pipeline (6)

19 Brewing, in progress (5)

21 Prepare for war (3)

22 Tilling implement (3)

25 The fleshy underpart of an animal’s foot or of a human finger (3)