THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES

Across

1 Boarding house (5) 4 Action of leaving (9) 9 Poorest condition (9) 10 Interlaced length of hair (5) 11 Calamitous (6) 12 News correspondent (8) 14 Small group (9) 15 Fad (5) 17 Fundamental (5) 19 Call to mind (9) 22 Restaurant attendant (8) 24 Treat with disrespect (6) 26 Greek letter (5) 27 Medical procedure (9) 28 Bad breath (9) 29 Put on clothes (5)

Down

1 Natural surroundings (7) 2 Word book (9) 3 Opponent of industrialisation (7) 4 Fall in small drops (4) 5 Priority (10) 6 Close relationship (7) 7 Not appropriate (5) 8 Came in (7) 13 Woman’s lightweight footwear (5,5) 16 Decision-making (9) 17 Cast a spell over (7) 18 Dried grape (7) 20 Securing rope (7) 21 Lockjaw (7) 23 Perfect (5) 25 Untidy state (4)