EASY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Coolness, calm (11) 9 Modernising of a building (13)

10 ___ dervish, Muslim holy man (8) 12 Victim of deception (4) 14 Feel longing (for) (5) 15 Duplicate kept for emergencies (5) 19 Be acquainted with (4) 20 Plunderer, raider (8) 22 Cause (someone) to look stupid (4,1,6,2) 24 Skill on an old office machine (11)

DOWN

2 Clumsy and ungainly lout (3) 3 Vehicle’s anti‑theft siren (3,5) 4 People from other planets (6)

5 Dull throbbing pain (4) 6 Marked in squares of different colours (9)

7 Give a disapproving look (5) 8 Affectionate name for a trusty horse (5) 11 Skating sport developed in Canada (3,6) 13 Appealing to high‑income consumers (8) 16 Be unduly thrifty (5) 17 Taste or smell (6) 18 American conscription (5) 21 Cabbage with curled leaves (4) 23 Japanese currency unit (3)