Crossword

CLUES No. 983

ACROSS:

1. Punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin. (7) 5. Superior grade of black tea; grown in Sri Lanka. (5) 8. Bill and Melinda. (5) 9. Get a bigger size of the original. (7) 10. Roused into action. (7) 11. Transient cessation of respiration. (5) 12. An Asian temple; usually with a pyramidal tower. (6) 14. A furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations. (6) 17. Wicked. (5) 19. Safe place for hiding, especially from the law. (7) 22. Supplied with recent information. (7) 23. Blot or blemish on character perhaps? (5) 24. Merits. (5) 25. Pear- shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp. (7)

DOWN:

1. Leaves of a book. (5) 2. No part, share, or trace. (7) 3. He always pries into other’s business. (5) 4. Edits or changes text to remove errors. (6) 5. Strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, plunder. (7) 6. Holy book. (5) 7. Refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style. (7) 12. A visual representation of a person. (7) 13. Waters down. (7) 15. Pores on leaves. (7) 16. Hindu of the lowest caste, that of the workers. (6) 18. Not over or on top. (5) 20. Public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music. (5) 21. Ballroom dance of Latin-American origin. (5)