Crossword

Saturday's puzzle
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Feb 2010, 09:28 BST
Updated 13th Feb 2010, 11:15 BST

Across

7. Foretell (13)

8. Tirade (8)

9. Host (4)

10. Acrid (6)

12. Illness (6)

14. Allow (6)

16. Root vegetable (6)

18. Pull (4)

20. Class (8)

22. Eminent (13)

Down

1. Arrange (8)

2. Appalled (6)

3. Ballad (4)

4. Pennant (8)

5. Scribble (6)

6. Stalk (4)

11. Reserved (8)

13. Prudent (8)

15. Powerful (6)

17. Take in (6)

19. Bar (4)

21. Excursion (4)

Last week's solution

Across: 3 Challenge; 8 Grub; 9 Fluctuate; 10 Rarely; 11 Ceded;

14 Value; 15 Dear; 16 Tongs; 18 Thud; 20 Crisp; 21 Sedge; 24

Flying; 25 Beautiful; 26 Cult; 27 Rectitude.

Down: 1 Aggravate; 2 Querulous; 4 Holy; 5 Lucre; 6 Exuded; 7

Gate; 9 Fleet; 11 Canoe; 12 Delirious; 13 Propagate; 17 Scull; 19

Deduct; 22 Glint; 23 Fete; 24 Fund.