Easy Crossword

ACROSS

1. Silvery metal used in coins

5. Water or gas hose 9. Snow-coloured

10. Slimmer, skinnier

11. Lawn plant varieties 12. Ancestry charts, family …

13. Toothed wheels

15. Group of scouts

20. Among us, in our …

22. From Istanbul

24. Dignified and imposing, a … home

25. Broad or dense

26. Join together, the bones will …

27. Dirty bowls and plates etc

DOWN

2. Copy another’s style 3. Retains

4. Most modern, newest 5. Artist

6. Quill-shaped pasta tubes

7. Short thin branches 8. Copper-zinc alloy 14. Tactical withdrawal in battle

16. Coat with rust

17. Break into pieces 18. Remained in place 19. Tremble

21. Haggard, she looked … 23. Local levies, council …

Solution in next month’s issue.