THE GUARDIAN QUICK CROSSWORD 10877

Across

1 Far from it (2,3,8)

8 Conceited (4)

9 Resident (8)

10 Evaluation (10)

12 Expensive (6)

14 Walk in shallow water

(6)

15 Traditional canal

transport (6,4)

19 Without doubt (2,2,4)

20 Lump of earth (4)

21 Understand what is

meant (3,3,7)

Down

2 Biblical vessel (5,3)

3 Therefore (5)

4 Discriminating (7)

5 Particularly well suited

position (5)

6 Erupted (anag) (7)

7 South American

flightless bird —

mother of Zeus (4)

11 From the beginning

(3,5)

13 Vanity (7)

14 Someone supported by

an influential patron

(7)

16 Awaken (5)

17 English county (abbr) —

deer (5)

18 Witticism (4)