QUICK CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Abundant (7) 5 Shut forcefully (4)
7 Meadow (3) 8 Newspaper
worker (8) 9 Major mountain
system (5) 10 South African
monetary unit (4) 13 Gull-like sea bird (4)
14 Badger’s burrow (4) 18 Top layer of
land (4) 19 Word used as a
greeting (5) 21 Give personal
assurance (5,3) 22 Type (3) 23 Capital of
Switzerland (4) 24 Non-metallic
element (7)
DOWN 1 Cave in (8) 2 Applause of an audience (8) 3 Forceful military
attack (6) 4 Excellent (6) 5 Run at top speed (6)
6 Beers (4) 11 Take action on (4,4) 12 Spectator (8) 15 Tropical American
bird (6) 16 Vertical rock
faces (6) 17 Of a choir (6) 20 Large heavy book or
volume (4)