QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Plant life (5) 4 Recurring theme (5) 7 Exploit (3) 9 Anxiety (6) 11 Boring (4) 12 Male cat (3) 13 Geometric shape (7) 15 Number (7) 18 Lettuce (3) 19 Entreaty (4) 20 Opposed (6) 23 Spoil (3) 24 Shove (5) 25 Winning suit (5)

DOWN

1 Writing implement (8,3) 2 Regret (3) 3 Donkey (3) 5 Hand part (5) 6 Nods off (5,6) 8 Engrave (4) 10 Alcoholic drink (3) 13 Floor covering (3) 14 Scull (3) 16 Mode (5) 17 Test (4) 18 Mongrel (3) 21 Keg (3) 22 Stray (3)