THE QUICKIE

ACROSS

1 Nonsense (7) 5 Manufactured (4) 7 Quick sharp blow (3) 8 A sheikhdom of SE Arabia (3,5) 9 Goods carried as freight (5) 10 Mr Diamond, singer (4) 13 Fury (4) 14 Female relative (4) 18 Commotion or fuss (2-2) 19 In front (5) 21 Type of monk (8) 22 Chopping tool (3) 23 Painful (4) 24 Sincere (7)

DOWN

1 Renegade (8) 2 Evident (8) 3 Fire-breathing monster (6) 4 Of horses (6) 5 Angora (6) 6 Money owed or due (4) 11 Tear jaggedly (8) 12 Tie for first place (4,4) 15 Small wig or hairpiece (6) 16 Beginner (6) 17 Pancake mix (6) 20 Group of three (4)