10-Minute Crossword

ACROSS

1 Girls (6) 4 Danger (5) 7 According to rumour (10) 8 Plant ovule (4) 9 Ramshackle dwelling place (5) 11 Melodious (7) 13 Disengaged position of gears (7) 15 Sceptic (5) 17 Purchases (4) 18 Enigmatic (10) 20 Break or split partially (5) 21 Asian river (6)

DOWN

1 Lithe or flexible (6) 2 Went fast (4) 3 Highland dress item (7) 4 Protective eye covering (5) 5 Stick or shaft (3) 6 Faithful (5) 7 Motive (6) 10 Against (6) 12 Volelike rodent (7) 14 Whips (6) 15 Comedian (5) 16 Office worker (5) 17 Heat injury (4) 19 Health resort (3)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: - 1 Recluse. 5 Dark. 7 Son. 8 Sapphire. 9 Apple. 10 Ruin. 13 Aide. 14 Cork. 18 Each. 19 Piece. 21 Creative. 22 Eft. 23 Gene. 24 Tyranny.

Down: - 1 Research. 2 Conspire. 3 Unseen. 4 Expire. 5 Dahlia. 6 Rare. 11 Nineteen. 12 Recently. 15 Karate. 16 Thrift. 17 Appear. 20 Free.