THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES

Across

1 Maintain (5)

4 Bell tower (9)

9 Ridiculed publicly (9) 10 Alphabet letter (5) 11 Work out by instinct (6) 12 Trial (5,3)

14 Cosmetic item (9)

15 Pop star (5)

17 Gauge (5)

19 Escapade (9)

22 Volume (8)

24 Communist writer (6) 26 Farewell (5)

27 Breed of dog (5,4) 28 Non-ordained preacher (3,6) 29 Present (3,2)

Down

1 Prisoner (7) 2 Quota (9)

3 Of an old North African (7) 4 Fragment (4) 5 Broadcasting frequency (6,4) 6 Red blood cell deficiency (7) 7 Bury (5)

8 Improve (7)

13 In a favourable position (10)

16 Full of energy (9) 17 Man’s name (7) 18 Hermit (7) 20 Continuous (7) 21 Oriental (7) 23 Aware of (5) 25 Phobia (4)