10 MIN CROSSWORD

ACROSS

2 Founder of a religion (6) 5 Pneumatic wheel-covering (4) 6 Stick (to) (6) 7 Lord (4) 8 Add a soundtrack (3) 11 Old stringed instrument (4) 13 Leave unprotected (6) 14 Put down noisily (4) 15 Glut, remainder (6)

DOWN

1 Extravagant promotion (4) 2 Facial hair (5) 3 Coloured (4) 4 Nonchalant (2,4) 7 Spinach-eating cartoon character (6) 9 Consecrate (5) 10 Impressive, grand (4) 12 Serving board (4)

TUESDAY’S SOLUTIONS ACROSS:

6 Lithe, 7 Ivy, 8 Persevere, 13 Restraint, 18 Ian, 19 Bairn. DOWN: 1 Slap, 2 Stir, 3 Dene, 4 Pine, 5 Tyke, 9 Exe, 10 Sit, 11 Via, 12 Run, 13 Ruin, 14 Song, 15 Robe, 16 Ibis, 17 Tent.