EASY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Container for keeping drinks hot (6,5) 9 Making you chuckle very often (1,5,1,6) 10 Provide (a foreign film) with a written translation (8) 12 Iridescent gemstone (4) 14 Attempt to stop or catch balls in cricket (5) 15 Extra gift of money or goods (5) 19 Group of sports players (4)

20 ___ Comfort, US whiskey‑based drink (8) 22 Addition of spirit to wine during or after fermentation (13) 24 Pupil in primary or secondary education (11) DOWN

2 ___ Khan, title of a Muslim leader (3) 3 Lacking grace or ease of movement (8) 4 Contemptibly small (6)

5 Den of a wild animal (4) 6 Statue or shape made by an artist (9) 7 Oversight, slight error (5) 8 Response in speech or writing (5) 11 Miscellaneous small objects (4‑1‑4) 13 Pedestrian right of way, especially in the country (8)

16 Rod carried as a symbol of authority (5) 17 Relating to the community (6) 18 Devoid of intelligence (5) 21 Police code word between Juliet and Lima (4)

23 Under the weather (3)