QUICK CROSSWORD

Both sets of clues fit both grids

ACROSS

1 Cut slightly (5) 4 Wattle (6) 10 Climbing (a mountain) (9) 11 Vase for ashes (3) 12 Salad plant (5) 13 Wild dog (6) 14 Unsuitable marriage (11) 18 Tasty morsel (6) 20 Mexican chip (5) 23 Spicy (3) 24 Really unpleasant (9) 25 Terminal bone of the spine (6) 26 Take on as a family member (5)

DOWN

2 Little corner (5) 3 Rummy‑like card game (7) 5 Guarded (5) 6 Corrosive (7) 7 Teenage spots (4) 8 Tree grown for its timber (5) 9 Mingling (11) 15 Imbecilic (7) 16 Attached (7) 17 Small wooded area (5) 19 Spoils of war (5) 21 Children’s throat disorder (5) 22 Smart, fashionable (4)