QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

7 Exaggerated (8)

8 Merely (4) 9 Heavenly harpists (6) 10 Greeting (5) 11 Narrow sea channel (4) 12 Cause to believe (8) 14 Police uniform colour (4,4) 18 Change of direction (4) 20 Poise (5)

22 Lurid (6)

23 Part of a battery (4) 24 Honesty (8)

DOWN

1 In uniform fashion (6) 2 Leaves used for decoration (8) 3 Chit-chat (6)

4 Tie up, fasten (6) 5 Dog’s sad cry (4)

6 Nut used in marzipan (6) 13 Full of energy (8) 15 Person who fishes (6) 16 Hide away, go to ground (3,3) 17 Birds of prey (6) 19 Strive against (6)

21 Deft (4)