LAST THURSDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Validated, 6 Used, 10 Lunge, 11 Isosceles, 12 Aroused, 13 Amusing, 14 Roller coaster, 17 Poetic licence, 21 The arts, 22 Gouache, 24 Red carpet, 25 Tryst, 26 Yarn, 27 Departure. DOWN: 1 Voltaire, 2 Lento, 3 Dress rehearsal, 4 Triadic, 5 Diorama, 7 Soldier on, 8 Dosage, 9 Acoustic guitar, 15 Lip-reader, 16 Resettle, 18 Insipid, 19 Light up, 20 Storey, 23 Coypu. Prizeword: Outcrop