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)

MONDAY’S SOLUTION (No 9,152) — ACROSS: 1 Embarrass. 6 Old. 8 Odds-on. 9 Bites. 10 Tinsel. 11 Eternal. 13 Owing to. 16 Occurs. 18 Nadir. 19 Ballad. 21 Sag. 22 Obnoxious. DOWN: 1 End. 2 Basis. 3 Ringlet. 4 Arable. 5 Soft on. 7 Disclosed. 8 Outgoings. 12 Toolbox. 14 Indigo. 15 Gordon. 17 Cello. 20 Ass.

SOLUTION TOMORROW