THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES

ACross

8 Ill-tempered (6) 9 Censorious (8) 10 Shaped piece used as a pattern (8) 11 Last part of performance (6) 12 Dirty mark (5) 13 Corrosive substance (4) 14 Work for the stage (4) 16 Hand tool (7) 18 Flavouring used in cooking (7) 20 Sheet of ice (4) 21 Storage chamber (4) 22 Songbird (5) 25 Use a sieve (6) 27 Indolence (8) 28 Rhythmic routine (3,5) 29 Assessing (6)

DoWn

1 Having great power (6) 2 Observation of a command (10) 3 Type of nut (5) 4 Piercing cry (7) 5 Lacking self-confidence (9) 6 Large feline (4) 7 Foolproof (4-4) 14 Showing strong feelings (10) 15 To the point (9) 17 Spacious and splendid (8) 19 Well-placed worker (7) 23 Gambling house (6) 24 Distress signal (5) 26 Political leader’s assistant (4)