CROSSWORD

GIVE YOUR BRAIN A WORKOUT

Give your grey matter a workout.

ACROSS

7 Call acidity level by number (5)

9 Foyer containing elderly bag (7)

10 Tenth month in the past, new shape (7) 11 Animal like this found in rubbish container (5) 12 Charge assembled in a sea (6)

13 Be economical, making small conservative terribly prim (6) 16 Extremely little time (6) 17 King and queen surround fellow in money (6) 19 Knock hospital for producing junk mail (5) 21 Port is more piquant (7) 22 Woman gets report on whole situation (7) 23 Sound disapproving, turning it on everyone playing (5)

DOWN

1 Saying I’m sharp is wrong, and getting old (8)

2 About dating eccentric star (3,5) 3 Opening feature at end of week (5)

4 Stick to association (4) 5 Timid stances about cinematic cliché (3,9) 6 Enthusiast has left a quiche (4) 8 Changing at once, less sensitive to anti-knock rating (6,6)

14 Firm, no tear involved, wearing a crown (8) 15 Picture the orientation of a page (8)

18 Gets a new place to perform (5) 19 Register a fish (4) 20 Laugh, getting a kiss for practical joke (4)