THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES

Across

9 Likeness (5) 10 Meddle (9) 11 Brain hormone (9) 12 Characteristic (5) 13 Make an effort (6) 14 Intoning (8) 16 Collector (7) 18 Friendly form of address (3,4) 20 Bed part (8) 22 Wild dog (6) 25 Domesticated (5) 26 English city (9) 28 Receptacle (9) 29 Unit of heat (5)

Down

1 Conflagration (4) 2 Portable steps (6) 3 Morally corrupt (8) 4 Recess (5) 5 Upright post (9) 6 Mediterranean

islander (6) 7 Family member (8) 8 Seven-sided (10) 13 Technical diagrams (10) 15 Alight in an emergency (5-4) 17 Chemical element (8) 19 Resembling diamonds (8) 21 Type of tyre (6) 23 Young cat (6) 24 Derisive sound (5) 27 Slope (4)