C L U E S

Across

7 Remote and separate (5) 8 Doglike nocturnal mammal (5) 9 Unclear (4) 10 Keep back for a special person or time (7) 11 Do away with (7) 13 Grind together, of teeth 16 Increase or raise level (5) 18 A country person — coil cub! (7) 20 Proceeding in small stages 21 High fidelity sound system (2-2) 23 Loss of military equipment 24 Brittle flat bread eaten at Passover (5) 24 Brittle flat bread eaten at Passover (5)

Down

1 Molten rock (4) 2 Ancient reed documents —pip ray! (6) 3 To say or state again (7) 4 A deep opening (5) 5 Fermented alcoholic beverage (4) 6 Ride on planks towed by a boat (5-3) 12 Light carriage; pulled by a single horse — go rhumba! 14 Any new participant in some activity (8) 15 Worthy of adoration or reverence (7) 17 A lane at sea (6) 19 Basic unit of money in Pakistan (5) 22 Source of nourishment (4)