QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Punch (6) 4 Russian ruler (4) 7 Venue (4) 8 Coercion (6) 9 Side of a house (4) 10 Female relative (4) 12 Shafts of light (4) 14 Climbing plant (3) 16 Grain (3) 17 Indian attire (4) 20 Sense (4) 23 Nobleman (4) 24 Yarn (6) 25 Quote (4) 26 Overdue (4) 27 Jangle drily (6)

DOWN

1 African country (5) 2 Seldom seen (4) 3 Treatise (5) 4 Urban area (4) 5 Motionless (6) 6 Motoring event (5) 11 Employer (4) 13 Domed recess (4) 15 Flaw (6) 16 Disgust (5) 18 Transform (5) 19 Brooch (5) 21 Great Lake (4) 22 Opening (4)