THE GUARDIAN QUICK CROSSWORD 10875

Across

1 Riotous dance — party

(5-2)

8 Put in order — organise (7)

9 Into parts (7)

10 Snidest (anag) (7)

11 Individual parts (5)

13 Contrition (9)

15 Substance toxic to plants

(9)

18 Allegory (5)

21 Flat-bottomed barge (7)

22 Fostered — assumed (7)

23 Love affair (7)

24 Crossbred hunting dog (7)

Down

1 Army uniform cloth (5)

2 Escape — avoid (5)

3 Extremely funny (4-9)

4 Absolve (6)

5 Join the opposing side in

Parliament (5,3,5)

6 Concealed (6)

7 Come to terms (6)

12 Art gallery (4)

14 Gather — slaughter (4)

15 Boy’s or girl’s name (6)

16 Government —

administration (6)

17 Serial (anag) (6)

19 Aggressively masculine (5)

20 Duck (5)