Troublesome character welcoming royal and one holy man (6)4Therefore, one runs to be ahead of time (6)9Claimed to be sick, getting physical examination (7)10Members of parliament own some small cities (5)11Remove empty suitcase after a long time (5)12Vehicle with say, cats and rugs (7)13Fruits and betel nuts for insects (11)18Movement of craft, if at sea (7)20Dark, terrible thing (5)22Old law is precise (5)23Sportsman allowed to participate in running heat (7)24Many visiting markets to get scents (6)25Made changes to diet - cooked fat-free food finally (6)

cross word solution

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.