DOWN THE QUICKIE

ACROSS

1 Dessert course (7) 5 Simple (4)

7 Use a spade (3) 8 Bring to an end (8) 9 Bright and fresh in appearance (5) 10 Completely empty (4)

13 Impolite (4) 14 Among (4)

18 Heal (4)

19 Post off (5) 21 Withstands (8) 22 ...Moody, actor (3) 23 Sixty minutes (4) 24 Fix up (7) 1 Base for a column or statue (8) 2 Intolerantly authoritative (8)

3 Stir up (6)

4 Swiss city (6) 5 Cream cake (6) 6 Fizzy water (4) 11 Practice or rehearsal (5,3) 12 Sequence of words (8)

15 Cleaning cloth (6) 16 Eye membrane (6) 17 Pencil rubber (6) 20 Greek spirit (4)