QUICK CROSSWORD

No. 9297

ACROSS

1. Secret hoard (5) 6. Sergeant, informally (5)

9. Discreet (7)

10. Tired (5)

11. Uplift (5)

12. Lords (5)

13. Pistol case (7)

15. Sleeping place (3) 17. Plant (4)

18. Wheedle (6)

19. Conspiracy (5)

20. Hand tool (6)

22. Continuous dull pain (4)

24. Trilby, for example (3) 25. Plume (7)

26. Play for time (5) 27. Bet (5)

28. Goes under (5)

29. Seaman (7)

30. Herb type (5)

31. Belief (5)

DOWN

2. Minor earthquake (6) 3. Emphasise (6)

4. Fodder type (3) 5. Complete, total (5) 6. Dreamlike (7) 7. Unfortunately (4) 8. Unquestionable truth (6)

12. Of the foot (5)

13. Temporary difficulty (5) 14. Lawful (5)

15. Carry out a task badly (5)

16. Postpone (5)

18. Desert animal (5) 19. Middle (7)

21. Cuban capital (6) 22. Clothes, garments (6) 23. Interrupt with shouting (6)

25. Natural ability (5) 26. House type (4)

28. Harden (3)