CROSSWORD

Across

7 Person with congenital albinism (6) 8 Sheen (6) 9 Two considered together (4) 10 (informal) make no difference; fail to impress (3,2,3) 11 Attendant and shield bearer to a knight (7) 13 A leather strap used to sharpen razors (5) 15 Painful and involuntary muscular contraction (5) 17 Half woman and half fish; lives in the sea (7) 20 Material for starting a fire (8) 21 Particle (4) 23 ; used as a refractory (6) 24 An acknowledgment (6)

Down

1 A medley (4) 2 Hindu deity (6) 3 A cart drawn by a dog (7) 4 Tasteless showiness (5) 5 Bodyguard (6) 6 Vegetable (8) 12 Common venereal disease (8) 14 Obese (7) 16 Induce to have sex (6) 18 cow for example (6) 19 Cheap (5) 22 Carry out (4)