10 MINUTES CROSSWORD

Have fun with this straightforward crossword.

ACROSS

1 Heated conservatory (8)

5 Festive season (4)

9 Fantastic, marvellous (9)

10 Period of light, from sunrise to sunset (3)

11 1958 Leslie Caron film (4) 13 Japanese ruler (7)

16 List of food choices (4) 18 Hurried (6)

19 Refuse to work (6) 21 Slate-coloured (4) 23 Predict, anticipate (7) 25 Decorated (a cake) (4) 27 Deceive (3) 28 Signature of a person’s name (9)

30 Pip from which a new plant grows (4) 31 Changing your behaviour to suit different circumstances (8)

DOWN

1 Bird of prey (4)

2 Shade of brown (3)

3 Former, previous (3-4) 4 Make less hard or less severe (6)

6 Bring up to date (9) 7 Amanda ___, American actress in Mamma Mia! (8)

8 Sound of a stone falling into water (4) 12 Coverage against loss (9)

14 Poet’s inspiring genius (4) 15 Senior pupils (8)

17 Rim, border (4) 20 Fastening with rope (5,2) 22 Stopped working and sat down (6)

24 Long thin layer of coal (4) 26 Criminal, hooligan (4) 29 ___ Baba and the Forty Thieves, story (3)