THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES

Across

9 Embankment (5) 10 Currency

symbol (5,4)

11 Skilled author (9) 12 Tortilla chip (5)

13 Elementary

particle (6)

14 Percussion

instrument (4,4) 16 Of most

magnitude (7)

18 Deeply involve (7) 20 Plant eaten as

vegetable (8)

22 Not entirely (6)

25 Defeats

conclusively (5) 26 Disgust (9)

28 Soft fruit (9)

29 Pried (5)

Down

1 Went by plane (4) 2 Exaggerate (6)

3 Jewel (8)

4 Small bug (5) 5 Asian river (9)

6 Beautiful youth (6)

7 Plane’s freight (3,5)

8 In a casual way (10) 13 Italian composer (10) 15 Exotic food (4,5)

17 Alcoholic drink (3-5) 19 Fighting (8)

21 Hungarian

horseman (6)

23 Need for liquid (6)

24 Indulgent activity (5) 27 Naked (4)