QUICK CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Optimistic (6) 5. Worldwide (6) 9. Xenophobia (6) 10. Almost, virtually (3,3) 11. Yield (4) 12. See (8) 14. Understated, low-key (6) 16. Unkempt (6) 19. Bring about, orchestrate (8) 21. Costly (4) 22. Hang around (6) 23. Involve (6) 24. Determined (6) 25. Rotated (6)

DOWN

2. Level off (7) 3. Obvious (7) 4. Watch (9) 6. Light purple (5) 7. Going up and down (7) 8. Something that is down to chance (7) 13. Revive (9) 14. Bombarded (7) 15. Entreating (7) 17. Financial overseer (7) 18. Type of hard stone (7) 20. Relative (5) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across 1. Iffy 3. Forgiven 9. Partner 10. Inner 11. In the long run 14. Owl 16. Cacti 17. Eon 18. Hierarchical 21. Brute 22. Maudlin 23. Election 24. Ants Down 1. Imprison 2. First 4. Oar 5. Going without 6. Venture 7. Nark 8. Undercurrent 12. Occur 13. Inclines 15. Leisure 19. Colon 20. Able 22. Moo