THE QUICKIE

ACROSS

1 French wine (7)

5 Cloudy (4)

7 Small vegetable (3)

8 Donate as a gift (4,4)

9 Close friend or companion (5) 10 Regrets (4)

13 Impetuous (4)

14 Fuss (2-2)

18 Bushy hairstyle (4)

19 Push aside (5)

21 Reckless or potentially self destructive (8)

22 Wonderment (3)

23 Run away (4)

24 Rotas (7)

DOWN

1 Ability or power to do something (8)

2 Snake type (8)

3 Cricket extra (3,3)

4 Strict (6)

5 Dealer in fabrics (6) 6 Burden or weight (4)

11 Soak (8)

12 Prattles (8)

15 Clerk’s workplace (6) 16 Empty or boastful talk (3,3) 17 Escorts (6)

20 Bucket (4)

Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Table lamp. 6 Alb. 8 Organs. 9 In-law. 10 Toddle. 11 Rampant. 13 Parting. 16 Impish. 18 Kaput. 19 Allows. 21 Nil. 22 Endlessly.

Down: 1 Tor. 2 Bland. 3 Eastern. 4 Affirm. 5 Paella. 7 Bewitches. 8 Outspoken.12 Agitate. 14 Ripple. 15 Intend. 17 Piles. 20 Way.