Daily Quick Crossword

9 February

Across

1 Shade of meaning (6)
4 Not so fast (6)
8 Eye shield (5)
9 Employees' restaurant (7)
10 Link (7)
11 Awry (5)
12 French cheese (9)
17 Stone carver (5)
19 Malicious retaliation (7)
21 Abbreviate (7)
22 Requirements (5)
23 Quiet, modest and well-behaved (6)
24 Soldier on watch (6)

Down

1 Tyro (6)
2 Toxic element (7)
3 Slice a joint (5)
5 Leaking (anag.) (7)
6 Edible mollusc (5)
7 Fame (6)
9 Boat with two hulls (9)
13 Watch carefully (7)
14 Trig ratio (7)
15 Entertained (6)
16 Liverpool's river (6)
18 Tempest (5)
20 Meeting place (5)