Crossword 2587

ACROSS

3 African American Studies (3) 7 A person who takes care of church property (6) 8 Wait for a favourable opportunity (3,3) 9 Wrath (3)

10 A fleet of warships (6) 12 A person who packs goods for preservation or transport (6)

14 Laugh Out Loud (3) 16 Henryk _, Polish journalist who wrote the novel Quo

Vadis (11) 18 Integrated Library System (3)

20 Pests that spread diseases or destroy crops or livestock (6) 22 An up-and-down or backandforth movement or procedure (6) 24 Payable (3) 25 Slum (6) 26 A detective (6) 27 Manuscripts (3)

DOWN

1 Relating to or resembling the stars (6)

2 A self-evident statement (5) 3 A category of living organisms of comprising all animals (6,7) 4 Insomnia (13) 5 Deadpan ( 5)

6 Takes an oath (6)

11 On a line at right angles to a ship or an aircraft’s length (5) 13 Scold (5)

15 Lubricant (3)

17 To take revenge for or on behalf of (6)

19 Standard monetary unit of Zambia (6) 21 Resistance fighter (5)

23 To brush hard with brush, soap and water (5)

Yesterday’s solutions ACROSS 2 Ark 5 Barber 6 Ignore 8 Aim 9 Cue 10 RIP 11 Sell 13 Noon 15 Ego 16 Even 18 Ass 20 Sign 21 Tusk 23 Hit 24 End 25 Imp 26 Renown 27 Limpid 28 Tie DOWN 11 Aries 2 Arable 3 Kimono 4 Mourn 5 Backbencher 7 Empty-handed 12 Ennui 14 Oasis 18 Anoint 19 Staple 20 Stone 22 Kempt