QUICK CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 French resort (6)

7 Local district (7)

8 Dictator (8)

9 Rolled tobacco (5)

10 Internet provocateur (5)

11 Exposed (4)

12 Rightful (5)

15 Abolish (5)

16 Sudden fright (5)

19 Norse god (4)

20 Claude —, impressionist (5)

21 Hoard (5)

22 Former French president (2,6)

23 Harsh (7)

24 Break (6)

DOWN

1 Rubbish (8)

2 Gaseous element (8)

3 Surpass (5)

4 Small bed (3)

5 Cowlike (6)

6 Large lizard (6)

7 Very apprehensive type (3,2,6)

9 Room in prison (4)

13 Armoured glove (8)

14 Languid (8)

15 Dull pain (4)

17 Online image (6)

18 Greek island (6)

20 US city (5)

22 Failure (3)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION ACROSS:

1. Coat

4. Dew

6. Roan (Cotes du Rhone)

8. Lively

9. Slouch

10. Alicante

11. Ajax

12. Once upon a time

17. Quiz

19. Prestige

22. Phobia

23. Sorrow

24. Myra

25. Key

26. Dome.

DOWN:

2. Oriel

3. Treacle

4. Doyen

5. Western

6. Rioja

7. Acclaim

10. Ago

13. Naughty

14. Pep talk

15. Tutored

16. Ewe

18. Zebra

20. Essay

21. Groom.