Crossword 3216

ACROSS

1 Accumulate (5)

4 One of celestial bodies that revolve around the sun (6) 8 White lie (3) 9 Transported by air in an emergency (9)

10 One who gapes at (5) 12 Short for solution (3) 13 Relating to the Allies (6) 14 Directly and immediately (4-4)

18 Free On Rail (3) 19 Splinter (8)

23 Yearly (6)

24 Allow (3) 25 Superstars (4) 26 Mollify, consoliate (3,2,4) 28 Assortment (3) 29 Discover the existence or prescence of (6) 30 Mock (5)

DOWN

1 From one side to the other (6) 2 Anatomy: an armpit (6) 3 Large dung beetle regarded as sacred by ancient Egyptians (6)

4 A disease due to deficiency of niacin, a B-complex vitamin (8) 5 Allied (10)

6 Larva of a louse or similar insect (3)

7 That curmudgeon _ Scrooge in Charles Dickens’

Christmas Carol (8) 11 Principle of treating others as you want to be treated (6,4) 15 Inhabit (8)

16 Wealthy (8)

17 And not (3) 20 Customer, patient (6) 21 Perfect place (6) 22 Guarantee (6) 27 Toddler (3)