CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Exclude (5)

6 Conceit (5)

9 In no place (7)

10 Spree, informally (5)

11 Edible bulb (5)

12 Pamphlet (5)

13 Type of newspaper (7)

15 Novel (3)

17 Flightless bird (4)

18 Shopping street (6)

19 Scold (5)

20 Crumbling of timber (6)

22 Stepped(4)

24 Slippery fish (3)

25 Economically (7)

26 Thing of value (5)

27 Japanese poem (5)

28 Over (5)

29 Endanger(7)

30 Salt-water (5)

31 Thick (5)

DOWN

2 Biblical prophet (6)

3 African country (6)

4 Fish eggs (3)

5 Glass fragment (5)

6 Obtain (7)

7 Hire(4)

8 Destined (6)

12 Taut (5)

13 Business(5)

14 Gemstone (5)

15 Mother of pearl(5)

16 Feeble, in formally (5)

18 Skilful (5)

19 Devour (7)

21 Mend (6)

22 Triple (6)

23 Small fruit (6)

25 Cut (5)

26 Similar (4)

28 Help (3)