CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS

3 Small pruning shears (9) 8 Naming word (4) 9 Rich (8) 10 Confirm or support (6) 13 Low-value coin (5) 14 Mountaineer (7) 15 Floor covering (3) 16 Sly laugh (7) 17 Wed (5) 21 Excessively enthusiastic (4-2) 22 Short joke or witty remark (3-5) 23 Soon (4) 24 Senior citizen (9)

DOWN

1 Intentionally (2,7) 2 Genuine (9) 4 Elude (5) 5 In the wrong (2,5) 6 Needlecase (4) 7 Smallest of a litter (4) 11 Native Australian (9) 12 Racing dog (9) 14 Road vehicle (3) 15 Souvenir (7) 18 Be of the same opinion (5) 19 Poker stake (4) 20 Unfortunately (4)