QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Backstage area (5,4)

8 Still breathing (5)

10 Wasp’s weapon (5)

12 Transgression (3)

13 Brown (3)

14 Instruction to a dog? (4)

15 Claim (6)

16 Collar part (5)

18 Look out (6)

20 Deep sound (4)

22 Shrouded (3)

23 Plant seeds (3)

24 String (5)

25 Electricity tower (5)

26 Penniless (9)

DOWN

2 Elevate (5)

3 Level (4)

4 Steal livestock (6)

5 Give a view (5)

6 Negative proclivities (3,6)

7 Accord (9)

9 Criminal (7)

11 Chest of drawers (7)

15 Primate (3)

17 Fanatical (6)

19 Colour (5)

21 Young bird (5)

23 Location (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror