QUICK CROSSWORD

Answers next week.

ACROSS

3 Fraudster (9)

8 Betting stake (4) 9 Surgical

procedure (9)

10 Cooking

instructions (6) 11 Watchful (5)

14 See 24 Down 15 Direction (4)

16 Excuse (5)

18 Lodging (4)

20 Warehouse (5) 21 Musical

transition (5)

24 Term of

office (6)

25 Lie (9)

26 Milk measure (4) 27 Travelling from

place to place (9)

DOWN

1 Fierce fish (9)

2 Nylons (9)

4 Aspiration (4)

5 Agricultural (5)

6 Clothing (6)

7 Presently (4)

9 Musical work (5) 11 Wonderland

girl (5)

12 Waterproof

canvas (9)

13 Small figurine (9) 17 Moved lazily (5) 19 Autumn e.g. (6) 22 Escort (5)

23 Peace treaty (4) 24 and 14 Across One shouts ‘Oyez! Oyez!’ (4,5)