Quick crossword

No 16,077

Across

1 Old handbook of tables giving

precalculated values (5,8)

8 Small dog from Africa that cannot

bark – Jane’s bi (anag) (7)

9 Computer/phone connector (5) 10 Dandy (4)

11 Witness (6-2)

13 In a humble manner (6)

14 Portuguese Atlantic island group (6) 17 Percussion instrument – a ringlet

(anag) (8)

19 Peas (anag) (4)

21 Speak (5)

22 Searched on the net (7)

24 Efficiently brief (5,3,5)

Down

1 Curved strip of bone (3)

2 On the line (2,5)

3 Active male principle of the

universe (contrasted with ‘yin’) (4) 4 Rioted (anag) (6)

5 WWII pilot prepared to make a

suicidal attack (8) 6 Drain (anag) (5)

7 Recall the past (9)

10 Arrogant (9)

12 Most frank (8)

15 Disgust (7)

16 Advertising phrase connected

to a product (6)

18 Adult insect (5)

20 Mother wit (4)

23 Mark above a lower case ‘I’ (3)