Solution will appear in MetroPlus datedNovember 26, 2012. Solution No. 10964
Across
1 Police station (3,4)
8 Lift (7)
9 (Dough made with) cornmeal (7)
10 Covered with hair (7)
11 Firecracker (5)
13 Explanation — interpretation (9)
15 Electrical device in an internal-combustion engine (5,4)
18 Salted ’n’ vinegared item? (5)
21 (US) aircraft carrier — cropped
haircut (4-3)
22 Caterer (anag) (7)
23 Lively movement, usually in
3/4 time (7)
24 Guess (the future) (7)
Down
1 Manages (5)
2 Rice seasoned with spices and
cooked with meat or vegetables (5)
3 Skidding manoeuvre in a car (9,4)
4 Female bird (with a proud
partner?) (6)
5 Graph of educational
progression? (8,5)
6 Dog resembling a greyhound (6)
7 Sea between Greece and Turkey (6)
12 Quick witty remark (4)
14 Chooses (4)
15 Most secure (6)
16 Indifference — lack of interest (6)
17 Computer (6)
19 Native of Basra, perhaps (5)
20 Fold in a skirt (5)
