ACROSS
1 Gourd
4 Table-shaped hill
7 Administration
8 King with the Golden Touch
10 Fish
11 Sacrificial table
12 KnightÕs title
14 God of love
17 Insects
19 Specialized skill
20 Hot baths
23 Large cupola
25 Indian
monetary unit
26 Ordinary
27 Day-labourer
28 Thin part of blood

DOWN
1 Sensitive plant
2 Spoken
3 Cosy retreat
4 Bishop's high headdress
5 Flightless bird
6 Higher in
standing

9 Sudden forward movement
13 Chant
15 Slope between levels
16 Running water
18 Part of a ship
21 Periods of time
22 Principle
24 Cry of a cow