Exercise your brain cells with our crossword

Exercise your brain cells

LAST ISSUE’S SOLUTIONS

ACROSS: 5) Sea, 7) Assembler, 8) Need, 10) Aerofoil. 11) Grit, 12) Mammoth, 14) Isle, 16) Test, 17) Dollars, 18) Deed, 20) Southern, 22) Apse, 24) Stillness, 25) Kit.

DOWN: 1) Asses, 2) Memo, 3) Abnormal, 4) Feel, 5) See, 6) And, 8) Nights. 9) Exits, 12) Meddle, 13) Opaquely, 15) Sweep, 19) Irish, 20) Site, 21) Hint, 22) Ask, 23) Set.

CLUES ACROSS

4 Gentleman of wisdom in America (4, 3) 8 Marked by resourcefulness when coping with difficulty (6) 9 Underlying theme of a work designed to enlighten (7) 10 Turn my pole around and take on a worker (6) 11 So to go means you can’t wait to get started (6) 12 Portrait taken from the front (4-4) 18 Risen rather rapidly in wealth, rank and status (6-2) 20 Pectoral pain, especially after a run (6) 21 Removed permanently from its owner without permission (6) 22 Speak with spasmodic repetition (7) 23 Worn with tuxedo and tails (3, 3) 24 Begins at home — a gift in a way (7)

CLUES DOWN

1 When sufficient speed has been attained, fly (4-3) 2 Struggle with a problem as strong as yourself (7) 3 Torn away and not a good bargain (3-3) 5 Welcome when it’s hot, though eaten when it’s not (3, 5) 6 By certain actions guarantee an outcome (6) 7 Deserving of treatment without further delay (6) 13 Position of a neighbouring location (8) 14 Hand out the flattery in an overpowering way (7) 15 Placed in the works to bring it all to a halt (7) 16 Grab a brief period of time or activity (6) 17 Passed through to clarify (6) 19 Traverse for observation or maintenance of security (6)