QUICK CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1. Painful (4)

3. Goes before, leads (8) 9. Replies (7) 10. Niggard (5) 11. Impolite (12) 13. Unimportant person (colloq) (6)

15. Items of value (6) 17. Incontrovertible (12) 20. Injure (5)

21. In the middle of (7) 22. Tied (8) 23. Exploited (4) DOWN 1. Status (8) 2. Dangers (5) 4. Prayer beads (6) 5. Recompense (12) 6. Altercation (7) 7. Loyal, reliable (4) 8. Subordinate role (colloq) (6,6)

12. Agreed (8)

14. Feast (7)

16. Drug (6)

18. False (5)

19. Study (colloq) (4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across 1. Coat of arms 7. Astir 8. Licence 10. Scheming 11. Drab 13. Ardent 15. Stolen 17. Ills 18. Verbatim 21. Gathers 22. Often 23. Ascendancy

Down 1. Catch 2. Acrimony 3. Oblong 4. Arch 5. Mongrel 6. Nauseating 9. Embankment 12. Stubborn 14. Dilates

16. Ceased 19. Tatty 20. Cede