QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Yarn (6) 4 Dry (4) 7 Italian city (4) 8 Thick oil (6) 9 Resound (4) 10 Woman’s name (4) 12 Residence (4) 14 Short sleep (3) 16 Male (3) 17 Adorable (4) 20 Stair (4) 23 Wound’s mark (4) 24 Exert (6) 25 Considerate (4) 26 Far down (4) 27 Demeanour (6)

DOWN

1 Feline (5) 2 Spool (4) 3 Reverie (5) 4 Prayer ending (4) 5 Fresh (6) 6 Wilt (5) 11 Subsequent (4) 13 On a single occasion (4) 15 Crazy (6) 16 Pondered (5) 18 Cause to be unhappy (5) 19 Child (5) 21 Excursion (4) 22 Moist (4)