SOLUTION FOR JUNE 16

ACROSS 1 Sargent 5 Jasmine 9 Paris 12 Honey 13 Asclepius 14 Irwin 15 Equator 16 Elton 17 Ruskin 19 Estate 21 Ascent 23 Lounger 25 Veloute 27 Far from 28 Sipes 30 Law Society 31 BernersLee 34 Aesop 36 Earthly 37 Denmark 38 Embassy 40 Yarrow 42 Velvet 46 Globes 48 Brecy 49 Absence 52 Index 53 Sweet spot 54 Koala 55 Signs 56 Lehenga 57 East End

DOWN 1 Scheele 2 Renault 3 Egypt 4 Tea urn 5 Jockeys 6 Sweetheart 7 Ixion 8 Elser 9 Pliosaurs 10 Rowling 11 Sand 18 Irish elk 20 Truro 22 Turnery 23 Lemonade 24 Delivery 25 Villages 26 Lawns 27 Fitzroy 29 Palma 32 Range 33 Charleston 35 Postboxes 39 Bulldog 41 Olympia 43 Vintage 44 The Bard 45 Rattle 47 Sisal 48 Beech 50 Sikes 51 Dips