CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 Involving danger (5) 7 Without socks or shoes (8) 8 Chews steadily (5) 10 Single (10) 12 Dainty (8) 14 Of the ears (4) 16 Not authentic or real (4) 17 Predict (8) 20 Foolish behaviour (10) 23 Rate or pace (5) 24 Very hot curry (8) 25 Room’s lower surface (5)

DOWN

1 Tattered (6) 2 New Zealand bird (4) 3 Indian dress (4) 4 Commence (5) 5 Unpaid worker (9) 6 Slanting type (6) 9 Light quick meal (5) 11 Arrangement or position (9) 13 As well (3) 15 Vital organ (5) 16 Reason for doing something (6) 18 Work hard (6) 19 Holy book of Islam (5) 21 Plunder (4) 22 Scream (4)