QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Rural (6) 4 Conspiracy (4) 7 Succulent plant (4) 8 Old car (6) 9 Cooking grease (4) 10 Precious metal (4) 12 Norse deity (4) 14 Cathedral city (3) 16 Fish eggs (3) 17 Colourless (4) 20 Elapse (4) 23 Explosion (4) 24 Scan (6) 25 Location (4) 26 Raced (4) 27 Small lump (6)

DOWN

1 Fanatical (5) 2 Ditty (4) 3 Freight (5) 4 Survey (4) 5 Boss (6) 6 Now (5) 11 Verbal (4) 13 Beer ingredient (4) 15 Rest (6) 16 Word puzzle (5) 18 Poplar (5) 19 Play dishonestly (5) 21 Among (4) 22 Stopper (4)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror