QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Inhalation (6) 4 Desist (4) 7 Above (4) 8 Month (6) 9 Flavouring (4) 10 Radiate (4) 12 Transaction (4) 14 Nocturnal creature (3) 16 Ingot (3) 17 Average (2-2) 20 State (4) 23 Attendant (4) 24 Satisfactory (6) 25 Overdue (4) 26 Contest (4) 27 Sprinter (6)

DOWN

1 Explosion (5) 2 Therefore (4) 3 Tourist’s lodgings (5) 4 Suburban house? (4) 5 Moon of Neptune (6) 6 Flower part (5) 11 Untidy state (4) 13 Domed recess (4) 15 Crib (6) 16 Boring (5) 18 Choose food (5) 19 Teacher (5) 21 Type of beef (4) 22 Without fat (4)