CROSSWORD

Straight Clues ACROSS 1 Surrounds 6 Words of praise 9 Neat 10 Narrow opening 12 Individual nature 14 Have a meal

(coll) 17 Wine bar 19 Hoped for 20 Fortress DOWN 1 Place for

musicians 2 Clot 3 Outfit 4 Lugs 5 Alone 6 Even surface 7 German river 8 Set in position 11 Speedy 13 Ponder 15 Minerals 16 Head growth 17 A vegetable 18 A learner Cryptic Clues ACROSS 1 Surrounds with lube grease newly applied 6 Trees give honours with distinction 9 Neat writing tablet returned

on each one 10 Opening various lots 12 State of mind meant to

change personal moods 14 A common snack in a

beano should help 17 Damage to ribs where wine

is served 19 Fear holding me when had

involuntary vision 20 Fortress displaying a very

good grip DOWN 1 Group get up where players

should be 2 Plumped down some solid

piece 3 Rage around in type of

mechanism 4 Are out with southern listeners 5 Thus behold the single

performance 6 Even in comparable velocity 7 Left bee around the German flower 8 Posted in position with

journalist 11 Quick type of music I had 13 Meditate how emus get

around 15 Rose again with the

aggregate 16 Musical cover for animal’s

body 17 Vegetable to be before object 18 A beginner in hasty

romances