QUICK PUZZLE NO. 7551

ACROSS

1. Checkers (8)

6. Frolic (4)

8. Above (4)

9. Musical instrument

(9)

10. Platform (5)

11. Vegetable (6)

13. Golf-club (6)

15. Powerful (6)

17. Game (6)

19. Bid (5)

22. Astound (8)

23. Edge (4)

24. Thrash (4)

25. Insect (8)

DOWN

2. Fasten (5) 3. Honest (7) 4. Abhor (4) 5. Immaculate (8) 6. Bird (5) 7. Stately home (7) 12. Fish (8) 14. Inequitable (7) 16. Thug (7) 18. Nimble (5) 20. Surpass (5) 21. Yield (4)