10-MINUTE QUICK CROSSWORD
1 Sea (5)
4 In addition (7) 8 Stress (7) 9 Zest (5)
10 Fall short (4) 11 Aeroplane (8) 13 Cook (4) 14 Let it stand (4) 16 Maintain (8) 17 Desist (4) 20 Fatuous (5) 21 Lever (4-3) 22 Beg (7)
23 Mix (5) 1 Rusty (3-2-8) 2 Boredom (5) 3 Claw (4) 4 Outlaw (6) 5 Wisdom (8) 6 Far (7) 7 Irascible (5-8) 12 Disparage (8) 13 Vanity (7) 15 Sweet (6) 18 Schedule (5) 19 Grave (4)
3 Precedent; 8 Trip; 9Grotesque; 10 Avenue; 11 Throb;
14 Flour; 15 Tear; 16 Dress; 18 Send; 20 Cream; 21 Dense; 24 Bright; 25 Allowable; 26 Less; 27 Extempore. 2
Hidebound;
4 Rare; 5 Catch; 6 Despot; 7 Nous; 9 Guard;11 Theme; 12 Beleaguer; 13 Dramatist; 17 Score; 19 Depose; 22 Sharp;
23 Flex; 24 Flex; 24 Blur. 1 Sign seen by a number in
the harbour (7)
5 Longs for a short game (5) 8 Appellations from Vietnam,
especially (5)
9 Respond to alternative
nuclear apparatus (7) 10 Exposed medical areas from
the centre (8)
11 Hose or other foot
covering (4)
13 Rest ahead of the French
city (6)
15 Seize a brood of chicks (6) 18 Sullen party at church
centre (4) 19 Tolerating being without a
seat (8)
22 Simple country person to
knock family (7)
23 Greek character in Rome,
Ganymede (5)
24 Establish a good start in the
tennis match (3,2) 25 Caught rhinos out from SW
England (7) 1 Step on to one section of
bridge (7)
2 Send clocklike device
back (5)
3 Nears end, perhaps, and is
trapped (8)
4 Lengthy lecture from one 1 Evil omen (7)
5 Dull continuous pains (5) 8 Appellations (5) 9 Atomic power
generator (7)
10 In a direction from the
centre (8)
11 Brogue, eg (4)
13 City at the foot of Mount
Vesuvius (6)
15 Attempt to grasp (6) 18 Austere (4)
19 Getting to your feet (8) 22 Clodhopper (7)
23 Final Greek letter (5) 24 Arrange (3,2)
25 ___ pasty, West Country
delicacy (7) 1 Blackjack (7)
2 Area of responsibility (5)
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