QUICK CROSSWORD

No. 8688

ACROSS

4. Tempt (6) 7. Screen test (8) 8. Rue (6) 10. Adjoins (5) 13. Male children (4) 14. Former monetary

unit (4) 15. Native of Poland

(4) 16. Racket (3) 17. Puddle (4) 19. Twelve inches (4) 21. Serve this with

lamb (4,5) 23. Knitting stitch (4) 24. Roof slab (4) 26. Farm animal (3) 27. Finished (4) 29. Very keen (4) 32. Just, impartial (4) 33. Criticise (5) 34. Cleans feathers

(6) 35. Event (8) 36. Piece of shot (6)

DOWN

1. Death-dealing (5) 2. Distinctive smell

(5) 3. Mr Redding, singer

(4) 4. Become a member

(5) 5. Towboats (4) 6. Belief (6) 9. View or glance (6) 11. Large (3) 12. Long-snouted

mammal (5) 13. Support, reinforce

(7) 15. Container (3) 16. Female deer (3) 18. Lent out (2,4) 20. Large sea (5) 21. Drinking vessel (3) 22. Ventilate (3) 23. Penetrate (6) 25. Fastener (3) 28. Call on (5) 30. Female fox (5) 31. End of life (5) 32. Perceive by

touching (4) 33. Leg part (4)

SOLUTION TO QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8687: Across: 1 Tribal; 7 Escalate; 8 Fuss; 10 States; 11 Notice; 14 Dew; 16 Nasal; 17 Loss; 19 Cater; 21 Nonet; 22 Go bad; 23 Lees; 26 Idiom; 28 Boa; 29 Sordid; 30 Secret; 31 Heal; 32 Unstable; 33 Deepen. Down: 1 Tinsel; 2...