THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES

Across

8 Textile (6) 9 Dish made from eggs that are beaten and then fried (8) 10 Incidentally (2,3,3) 11 Rider’s seat (6) 12 Smith’s block (5) 13 The den of a wild animal (4) 14 Pointed top (4) 16 Academic person (7) 18 Reddish-purple (7) 20 Coarse file (4) 21 Ship’s underside (4) 22 Ill-defined (5) 25 Swiss villa (6) 27 Particular place (8) 28 In one direction only (8) 29 Human beings (6)

Down

1 Deep gorge (6) 2 Senior clergyman (10) 3 Sullen expression (5) 4 One that imitates another (7) 5 Counterpane (9) 6 Bitter dispute (4) 7 Loyal supporter (8) 14 Safety measure (10) 15 Behind the scenes (9) 17 Form of carbon (8) 19 Fact (7) 23 Type of ribbon-shaped pasta (6) 24 Room to manoeuvre (5) 26 Mass of bread (4)