10 MIN CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Staffordshire town (8) 6 Groove (3) 7 Panache, elan (5) 9 Fencing sword (4) 11 Painful (4) 12 North African chieftain (4) 14 Unable to walk properly (4) 16 January, eg (5) 18 Tip of a pen (3) 19 Exercise caution (4,4)

DOWN

1 Annoying (8) 2 Gauge (5) 3 British river (4) 4 Rugby score (3) 5 Ivan the —, despotic tsar (8) 8 Abound (4) 10 Animal skin (4) 13 High-IQ society (5) 15 Nautical shout (4) 17 Zero (3)

WEDNESDAY’S SOLUTIONS ACROSS 2 Silent, 5 Pole, 6 Lyceum, 7 Dale, 8 Sip, 11 Rose, 13 Fondle, 14 Seek, 15 Rabies. DOWN 1 Goya, 2 Seles, 3 Even, 4 Tumble, 7 Differ, 9 Press, 10 RNIB, 12 Shed.