THIS WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 8 Octopus 9 Elder 10 Elope 11 Absolve 12 Herculean 14 Aga 16 Roe 17 Cabriolet 19 Contend 21 Ashen 22 Dogma 23 Humerus DOWN: 1 Together 2 At source

3 Epee 4 Escape 5 Helsinki 6 Idol 7 True 13 Uncle Sam 14 All there 15 Astonish 18 Buddha 19 Coda 20 Nigh 21 Ammo

ACROSS: 8 Grandma 9 Ounce 10 Tripe 11 Amateur 12 Makeshift 14 Too 16 Red 17 Head count 19 Pompous 21 Rainy 22 Verse 23 Smarten

DOWN: 1 Egg-timer 2 Panicked 3 Edge 4 Salami 5 Romantic 6 Knee 7 Peer 13 Schooled 14 Touristy 15 Outlying 18 Assist 19 Pave

20 Mare 21 Roam

Cent, come, comet, compote, cone, connote, cope, mope, mote, neon, none, note, omen, once, open, pent, poem, poet, tempo, tenon, tome, tone, tonne COMPONENT