SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S EASY CROSSWORD:

ACROSS: 1 Usurp; 6 Pawns; 9 Aerosol; 10 Grain; 11 Loose; 12 Rupee; 13 Dubious; 15 Alb; 17 Eden; 18 Father; 19 Valet; 20 Drivel; 22 Tape; 24 Sin; 25 Baghdad; 26 Peril; 27 Spear; 28 Canoe; 29 Rancour; 30 Yearn; 31 Ether. DOWN: 2 Shroud; 3 Raisin; 4 Pen; 5 Bogus; 6 Polecat; 7 Aloe; 8 Nestle; 12 Rural; 13 Deeds; 14 Begin; 15 Ahead; 16 Breed; 18 Feral; 19 Veteran; 21 Ripple; 22 Thwart; 23 Parole; 25 Bitch; 26 Parr; 28 Cue.