QUICK CROSSWORD

Across

7. Allocate (6)

8. Permits (6)

10. Closest (7)

11. Consumed (5)

12. Worry (4)

13. Approaches (5)

17. Vessels (5)

18. Grain store (4)

22. Even (5)

23. Annoys (7)

24. Shun (6)

25. Prodigy (6)

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION Across: Down

1. Enlarge (7)

2. Deeply embarrassed (7)

3. Assent (5)

4. Listening intently (colloq) (3,4)

5. Value (5)

6. Employing (5)

9. Providing evidence (9)

14. Quayside post (7)

15. Bad guy (7)

16. Comprise (7)

19. Style (5)

20. Occurrence (5)

21. Leered (5)

6. Antique 7. Motor 9. Fee 10. About-face 12. Make-believe

15. Head of state 17. Protocols 19. Beg 21. Store 22. Embrace Down: 1. Anger 2. Aim 3. Bulb 4. Conflicts 5. Concave 8. Surest

11. Mandatory 13. Effect 14. Regrets 16. Bench 18. Lame 20. Pry