Welcome to today’s crossword puzzle challenge, a classic feature that tests your vocabulary and problem-solving skills. Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned puzzler, this grid is sure to provide an engaging mental workout.
Across Clues
1. Place for a brief stopover (4, 3)
8. Enumerate separately – for example, rearrange ’emits’ (7)
9. Abstinent individual (7)
10. Prized culinary fungus (7)
11. Notable component of a teapot (5)
13. A predicament – ‘I’m shafted!’ rearranged (3-6)
15. Type of berry from a cane (9)
18. ZEal towards something (5)
21. Term for a vehicular bottleneck (5-2)
22. Faithful and resolute (7)
23. Commonly known as giant rhubarb, this invasive plant (7)
24. Man whose partner has passed away (7)
Down Clues
1. Distinguished attribute (5)
2. Characterised by macho behaviour (5)
3. Face a challenging scenario head-on (4, 3, 6)
4. Widely known phrase (6)
5. Fearsome adversary for a pilferer (8, 5)
6. Out of alignment (6)
7. Proverb (literary) (6)
12. Juvenile stage of an insect (4)
14. A location-related enquiry (4)
15. To resign from employment (6)
16. Exhibit patches of fading (6)
17. A person who cuts timber (6)
19. Link between a muscle and a bone (5)
20. Something in addition (5)
Reporting based on coverage first published by theguardian.com.