QUICK CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Booze (7) 7 Necessitate (6) 8 American state (7) 9 Den (4) 10 Unfasten (4) 12 Sure (7) 14 Imaginary line around the Earth (7) 16 Leave out (4) 18 Touch (4) 20 Make practical use of (7) 21 Foot part (6) 22 Dealers or merchants (7)

DOWN

1 Normally or ordinarily (2,1,4) 2 Young person (5) 3 Owl’s cry (4) 4 Novice driver (7) 5 Short dagger with a tapering blade (8) 6 Two-piece swimming costume (6) 11 Acquired without trouble (2,1,5) 12 Lacking in integrity (7) 13 Gossips (7) 15 Female monarchs (6) 17 Corn type (5) 19 Travel permit (4)

THURSDAY’S SOLUTION (NO 8,485) — ACROSS: 1 All-powerful. 7 Spat. 8 Tattoos. 9 Ill. 10 Aisle. 11 Brandy. 13 Climbs. 16 Girls. 18 And. 19 Abstain. 20 Isle. 21 Split second. DOWN: 1 Au pair. 2 Lotion. 3 Outlay. 4 Extra. 5 Flotsam. 6 Listens. 11 Big cats. 12 Aerosol. 13 Chance. 14 Indigo. 15 Ballad. 17 Slant. SOLUTION TOMORROW