WORLD’S SMALLEST, HARDEST CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1. Lacking colour (3) 4. Alcoholic Mid-Eastern drink (4) 6. To venture (4) 7. Colourful rug from Scandinavia (3) DOWN 1. Roll of banknotes (sl) (3) 2. Tree with sturdy fragrant wood (4) 3. Never (colloq) (4) 5. New Zealand parrot (3) Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 Umph. 5 Oak. 6 Tui. 7 Lend.

DOWN: 2 Moue. 3 Pain. 4 HK. 6 Tl.