CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS

3 Car’s instrument panel (9) 8 Overwhelming defeat (4) 9 Novice (8)

10 With nothing omitted (2,4) 13 Vulgar and tasteless (5) 14 Military formation (7) 15 Unopened flower (3) 16 Inhabitant of a town or city (7)

17 Large spoon for serving soup (5)

21 Frightened (6)

22 Short pause for rest (8) 23 Expensive (4)

24 Say sorry (9)

DOWN

1 Truce (9) 2 Asphyxiate (9) 4 Walk at a leisurely rate (5) 5 Gaunt (7)

6 Pig sound (4) 7 Ridge of coral (4) 11 Abrasive material (9) 12 Mythical (9) 14 Woman’s hairstyle (3) 15 Tight embrace (4,3) 18 Cautions (5) 19 Manner of holding a golf club (4)

20 Brick structure (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror