CLUES FOR CROSSWORD NO. 1381

Across

7 Fish (6) 8 Bird of prey (6) 9 Coil of rope, wool or yarn (4) 10 On a floor above (8) 11 Celebrated (7) 13 Budge (5) 15 Having a pair of equal and opposite charges (5) 17 Immovable (7) 20 Hot Indian curry (8) 21 Buzzing or whizzing sound (4) 23 Small shallow dish for holdinga cup at the table (6) 24 Verse (6)

Down

1 Daddy (4) 2 A person who smokes tobacco (6) 3 Bruised (7) 4 Sprang up (5) 5 Dash a liquid upon or against (6) 6 Expressing sorrow (8) 12 Characteristic of the tropics (8) 14 bad tempered (7) 16 Kidnap (6) 18 Doorbell (6) 19 Eat noisily (5) 22 Cypher (4)