CROSSWORD

CLUES No. 1018

ACROSS:

1. School term is over it is time for a vacation. (7) 5. Board game. (5) 8. Member of a Germanic people who occupied parts of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries. (5) 9. To be married soon. (7) 10. Made safe. (7) 11. Tools of communication. (5) 12. Frank; outspoken; open and sincere, straightforward. (6) 14. Surgical procedure for the heart. (6) 17. Mistake resulting from inattention. (5) 19. Casual or brief expressions of thoughts or opinion. (7) 22. Offensive to morality or decency. (7) 23. This is the same treatment for both the goose and gander. (5) 24. Gesture of indifference. (5) 25. Makes up one’s mind. (7)

DOWN:

1. They entertain the guests at home or elsewhere. (5) 2. A dictionary, esp one of an ancient language such as Greek or Hebrew. (7) 3. He gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person. (5) 4. Profits or returns on investment, seasonal harvests. (6) 5. Major road for any form of motor transport. (7) 6. Form of beer. (5) 7. Sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent. (7) 12. Off hand, insensitive; indifferent and unsympathetic. (7) 13. Large mass of ice floating at sea. (7) 15. On or into the ground; in a stranded condition or state. (7) 16. Person you know well and regard with affection and trust. (6) 18. Problem that is puzzling or confusing. (5) 20. Sweet, pleasing, or harmonious sounds. (5) 21. Restrains or stops the flow of something. (5)