QUICK CROSSWORD

7,985

ACROSS

1 Thick creamy dressing (10) 6 A meal (6) 7 Slightly damp or wet (5) 9 Very nearly (6) 10 Pen fluid (3) 11 Plant type (4) 14 Farm building (4) 15 Foot part (3) 16 Gossip or hearsay (6) 17 Establish by law (5) 18 Machine for powering equipment (6) 20 Patron (10)

DOWN

1 _ _ _ West, film actress (3) 2 Annual (6) 3 Country (6) 4 Lets in (6) 5 Oriental sword (8) 6 Gambling game (8) 8 Pay close attention (4,4) 9 Estrange (8) 12 Squirm (6) 13 Single-celled organism (6) 14 Money allocated for a purpose (6) 19 And not (3)

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FRIDAY’S SOLUTION (No 7,984): ACROSS: 1 Immerse. 7 Violet. 8 Culture. 9 Noon. 10 Snap. 12 Snooker. 14 Road hog. 16 Rand. 18 Alas. 20 Almanac. 21 Strain. 22 Oatmeal. DOWN: 1 Incisor. 2 Malta. 3 Rout. 4 Evening. 5 Downpour. 6 Before. 11 Pedestal. 12 Soprano. 13 Radical. 15 Of late. 17 Annie. 19 Emit.

30-SECOND CHALLENGE:

Beginner: 54. Intermediate: 92. Advanced: 792.