THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES

Across

8 Group of words (6) 9 Secondary (8) 10 City on the North Island of New Zealand (8) 11 Agreement between states (6) 12 Cereal (5) 13 Give up (4) 14 Slightly open (4) 16 Type of mammal (7) 18 Stationery item (7) 20 Biblical garden (4) 21 Precious metal (4) 22 Retrieve (5) 25 Fireplace floor (6) 27 Film’s scheduled start (8) 28 Forbearance (8) 29 Health worker (6)

Down

1 Songbird (6) 2 Board game that combines strategy and luck (10) 3 Take it easy (5) 4 Track athlete (7) 5 Small figurine (9) 6 Encourage (4) 7 Vehicle-based market (4,4) 14 Trainee (10) 15 Theatre assistant (9) 17 Conifer (3,5) 19 Ineffective aggression (7) 23 Found often (6) 24 Dutch cheese (5) 26 Destroy (4)