SOWETAN CROSSWORD 1802

ACROSS 1 Wednesday ’ s child is ––– (4,2,3) 5 Past tense of embolus (6) 7 Scarcity (6) 9 Anti-Donor Brain Globulin (4) 10 Transparent (5) 11 To keep clear of or abstain from (6) 12 Man of the cloth (9) 15 Rubble (6) 16 Highly venomous snake of Africa and Asia (5) 18 An unpleasant or difficult job or duty (4) 20 The nape of the neck (6) 21 Fermented drinks made from the juice of apples (6) 22 Informal conversation on a range of topics (5,4) DOWN 1 A short moral story (5) 2 Past tense and past participle of s (4) 3 Making restless or uneasy movements; fiddling (7) 4 Made of baked clay (7) 5 Wild exciting adventures; romps; sprees (9) 6 Colossal (5) 8 The natives or inhabitants of Hawaii (9) 12 Nightclub entertainment while guests are dining (7) 13 Tranquil; calm (7) 14 Dirty; mud-caked (5) 17 To separate or become separated into pieces (5) 19 A native or inhabitant of Scotland (4) Yesterday ’ s solution: ACROSS: 1 Scars 4 Arabia 8 Pea 9 Ramadan 10 Remove 11 Course 13 Unintimidated 14 Sacred 16 Answer 19 Undoing 20 Via 21 Kenyan 22 Yarns DOWN: 1 Super Tuesday 2 Alarm 3 Shrove Tuesday 4 Alms 5 And good and gay 6 Inner 7 Calendar days 12 SMS 15 Cause 17 Waver 18 Lion