Sudoku challenge Quick crossword

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers from 1 to 9. There’s no maths involved – solve the puzzle with reason and logic!

Gentle

Moderate Across

1 6 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 18 19 20 22 24

Coagulates (5) Hoodwinks (5) Repulsive, horrible (7) Of the moon (5) Beautiful girl (5) Stiff (5) Renaissance (7) Pinch (3) Unfortunately (4) Public outburst (6) Premium (5) Favour (6) Outdoor event (4) Suite (3) 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

School prefect (7) Don (3,2) Prophets (5) Conspiracy (5) Spray can (7) Conditions (5) Broom of twigs (5)

Down

2 Sweet bay (6)

3 To be precise (4,2) 4 Knight's title (3) 5 Satan (5) 6 Questionable (7) 7 Second-hand (4) 8 12 13 14 15 16 18

19 21 22 23 25 26 28

Cream cake (6) Shaving implement (5) Coarse files (5) Manservant (5) Group of nine (5) Boy's name (5) Japanese padded quilt (5) Confuses (7)

Ebb (6) Concluding part (6) Love apple (6) Engine (5)

Baby carriage (4) Male swan (3)