QUICK CROSSWORD No. 9252

ACROSS

5. Require (4)

7. Bad luck (10) 8. Fairly hot (4) 10. Missing (4) 12. Definite article (3) 13. Black eye, informally (6)

16. Whole range (5)

18. Saxophone, informally (3)

20. Snatch (4)

21. Greek letter (4)

22. Number (3)

24. Area of open land (5)

25. Alleviation (6)

26. Vase-like vessel (3)

27. Go by (4)

29. Thin strand (4)

33. Number of people present (10) 34. Extremely (4)

DOWN

1. Cease living (3)

2. Bushy hairstyle (4)

3. Horse’s gait (4)

4. Purchase (3)

5. Recently made (3)

6. Unintentional mistake (5)

9. Phase (5)

10. Envoy (6)

11. Belonging to him (3)

13. Personnel (5)

14. Unguis (4)

15. Mass departure (6)

17. Biblical murder victim (4)

19. Steam bath (5)

23. Pinch sharply (3)

25. Uplift (5)

27. Liquid measure (4)

28. Wound mark (4)

30. Salary or wage (3)

31. Place for pigs (3)

32. Water that has frozen (3)

SOLUTION TO QUICK PUZZLE NO. 9251: Across: 4 Target; 7 Turnover; 8 Afloat; 10 Scale; 13 Bill; 14 Haka; 15 Alto; 16 Pen; 17 Pate; 19 Read; 21 Essential; 23 Trek; 24 Dons; 26 Ire; 27 Feet; 29 Edam; 32 Soar; 33 Clone; 34 Rulers; 35 Engineer; 36 Pandas.

Down: 1 Stash; 2 Break; 3 Sore; 4 Trait; 5 Roll; 6 Elated; 9 Florin; 11 Cat; 12 Lapse; 13 Blender; 15 Ate; 16 Pal; 18 Ask for; 20 Easel; 21 Ere; 22 Tot; 23 Trauma; 25 Wan; 28 Eases; 30 Dozen; 31 Metro; 32 Seed; 33 Chip.