QUICK CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Extreme greed for riches (7)

5 Leg part (4)

7 Groove (3)

8 Minimise the importance of (4,4)

9 Planet (5)

10 Condiment (4)

13 Therefore (4)

14 Corrode (4)

18 Stop (4)

19 Proverb (5)

21 Man-of-all-work (8)

22 Deity (3)

23 Soon (4)

24 Open and genuine (7)

DOWN

1 Ant bear (8)

2 Surprise greatly (8)

3 Mischievous (6)

4 Pass by like time (6)

5 Embrace or hug (6)

6 Area of cut grass (4)

11 Three-sided figure (8)

12 Very lazy (4,4)

15 Scottish clan design (6)

16 Rank (6)

17 Cured or smoked ham (6)

20 Wet weather (4)

MONDAY’S SOLUTION (NO 6,974):

ACROSS:

1 Louisiana.

6 Rot.

8 Candle.

9 Hoo-ha.

10 Secret.

11 Remarks.

13 Opposes.

16 Chance.

18 Expel.

19 Patent.

21 Ski.

22 Corkscrew.

DOWN:

1 Lea.

2 Under.

3 Spectre.

4 Anthem.

5 Arbour.

7 Transient.

8 Customers.

12 Escapes.

14 Peptic.

15 Silver.

17 Actor.

20 New.