Quick Crossword

ACROSS:

1 Pamper (11)

7 Small room in a pub (4)

8 Cautious (7)

9 Tree with hard pale wood (3)

10 Goes under (5)

11 Welcomes (6)

13 Slatted wooden cases (6)

16 Place for recovery, informally (5)

18 One’s image of oneself (3)

19 Comprise (7)

20 Lighting device (4)

21 Maintain or guard temporarily (4,3,4)

DOWN:

1 Eating trough in a stable or barn (6)

2 Envoy (6)

3 Sailing vessels (6)

4 Man-eating giants ( 5)

5 Dead or extinct (7)

6 Joins up (7)

11 Decorate (7)

12 Morally correct (7)

13 Edam, say (6)

14 Greek god (6)

15 Excused (6)

17 Not sharp ( 5)

SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Afraid. 4 Banns. 7 Child’s play. 8 Oboe. 9 Metre. 11 Reoccur.

13 Laments. 15 Senor. 17 Like. 18 Incidental. 20 Stern. 21 Sister.

DOWN: 1 Armour. 2 Ache. 3 Doleful. 4 Besom. 5 Nil. 6 Style. 7 Cocoon. 10 Tonsil. 12 Ratings. 14 Skewer. 15 Swiss. 16 Radon. 17 Lays. 19 Cue.