QUICK CROSSWORD No. 9288

ACROSS

5. Enclosure with bars (4)

7. Rattlesnake type (10)

8. Three feet (4)

10. Eyelid inflammation (4)

12. Foot digit (3)

13. Vestiges (6)

16. Beast of burden (5)

18. Engage in pugilism (3)

20. Public pool (4)

21. Numbered cube (4)

22. Choose (3)

24. Drying cloth (5)

25. Come into view (6)

26. Stretch (3)

27. Ado (4)

29. Cycle of duties (4)

33. To do with (10)

34. This place (4)

DOWN

1. Apple seed (3)

2. Hotness (4)

3. Monetary penalty (4)

4. Combine numbers (3)

5. Shed tears (3)

6. Lasses (5)

9. Lacking freshness (5)

10. Rarely (6)

11. Taxi (3)

13. Flavour (5)

14. Encrypted communication (4)

15. Expatriates (6)

17. Long bounding stride (4)

19. Cut off (5)

23. Rugby score (3)

25. Wear away (5)

27. Jumping insect (4)

28. Loose granular substance (4)

30. Top card (3)

31. Single number (3)

32. Pen fluid (3)

SOLUTION TO QUICK PUZZLE NO. 9287: Across: 4 Rocket; 7 Televise; 8 Alanis; 10 Drown; 13 Crew; 14 Soda; 15 Best; 16 Oil; 17 Liar; 19 Hilt; 21 Lend a hand; 23 Lash; 24 Mile; 26 Hay; 27 Amid; 29 Rues; 32 Bloc; 33 Straw; 34 Bowler; 35 Accident; 36 Ordeal.

Down: 1 Studs; 2 Flood; 3 Oven; 4 Rears; 5 Claw; 6 Elicit; 9 Lethal; 11 Row; 12 Wales; 13 Ceramic; 15 Bad; 16 Old; 18 Inhale; 20 Inert; 21 Lay; 22 Hid; 23 Labour; 25 Lea; 28 Moral; 30 Urges; 31 Swats; 32 Blue; 33 Spin.