CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 Cut short (10) 8 As soon as seen (2,5) 9 Hidden store of things (5) 10 Upper limbs (4) 11 Deceased (4) 12 Overly (3) 14 Place inside (6) 15 One who shoots from cover (6) 18 Equipment (3) 20 Musical instrument (4) 21 Diesel oil (4) 23 Particle of snow (5) 24 Quiet and inactive (7) 25 Failure to take proper care (10)

DOWN

1 Takes for granted (7) 2 Asks for food or money (4) 3 One of two (6) 4 Definite occurrence (8) 5 Unspoken, implied (5) 6 To begin with (3,1,7) 7 Condition of weightlessness (4,7) 13 Living in or among trees (8) 16 Make ready (7) 17 Sausage in a roll (3,3) 19 Vestige (5) 22 Broad smile (4)