THE QUICKIE

ACROSS

1 Job (10)

6 Herb type (6) 7 Directly below (5) 9 Piercing (6)

10 Short sleep (3) 11 Frame of mind (4) 14 Poke (4)

15 Born (3)

16 Low area between hills (6)

17 Sequence (5) 18 Elegant (6)

20 In advance (10)

DOWN

1 Single number (3) 2 Plain-spoken (6) 3 Raised platform for a preacher (6)

4 Long tiring walk (6) 5 Common (8) 6 Large wading bird (8)

8 Celerity (8)

9 Very lazy (4,4) 12 Take or carry too far (6)

13 Solemn promise (6)

14 Former Spanish monetary unit (6) 19 Unhappy (3)