quick crossword

ACROSS

1 Shaving implements (6)

4 1.61km (4)

8 Hairdresser (6)

9 Lives (6)

10 Opponent (5)

11 Stays (7)

13 A long time (4)

15 Poorly (3)

16 Jealousy (4)

18 Shocked (7)

20 Clever (5)

23 Differs (6)

24 Edge (6)

25 Boy attendant (4)

26 Pinched (6)

DOWN

1 Grained (anag.) (7)

2 Striped equine animal (5)

3 Uncommon (4)

5 Copy (7)

6 Scoffed (5)

7 Shows (7)

12 Sickness (7)

14 Dispatching (7)

17 Interpretation (7)

19 Vagrant (5)

21 Ethical (5)

22 Leave out (4)

yesterday’s solutions QUICK:

Across: 1 Part, 3 Tickle, 8 Physics, (Particle physics) 9 Decoy, 10 Inert, 11 Untruth, 12 Advise, 14 Quorum, 18 Complex, 20 Mucky, 22 Skimp, 23 Gestapo, 24 Weapon, 25 Shoe. Down: 1 Paprika, 2 Rhyme, 3 Tissue, 4 Cadet, 5 Lacquer, 6 Hiatus, 7 Myth, 13 Vampire, 15 Unmask, 16 Maypole, 17 Oxygen, 18 Cash, 19 Lap up, 21 Coach.

CRYPTIC:

Across: 1 Back-hander, 6 Spar, 9 Crank, 10 Tipperary, 12 Hirsute, 13 Banal, 15 Arclamp, 17 Spaniel, 19 Shallot, 21 Shelves, 22 Gusto, 24 Realign, 27 Docudrama, 28 Weird, 29 Gear, 30 Contingent. Down: 1 Buck, 2 Cha-cha-cha, 3 Hiker, 4 No-trump, 5 Express, 7 Plain, 8 Royal flush, 11 Embrace, 14 Sausage dog, 16 All told, 18 Inventive, 20 Tornado, 21 Sealant, 23 Sacra, 25 Iowan, 26 Edit.