Nibble #15 answer

The solved crossword

Across

• 1. TOSS - Throw lightly
• 4. PAR - The usual standard
• 6. READY - Set to begin
• 9. UNCLE - A parent's brother
• 13. DUO - Two people working together
• 14. TWIG - A small thin branch

Down

• 1. TAR - A dark sticky substance
• 2. SPA - A place offering mineral baths
• 3. SAD - Feeling sorrow
• 5. RYE - A grain related to wheat
• 7. EEL - A slippery fish with a narrow body
• 8. BUD - An unopened flower
• 10. NUT - A fastener screwed onto a bolt
• 11. COW - A female bovine
• 12. EGG - An oval object laid by a hen

Short definitions and British spelling. Each letter belongs to an across word, a down word, or both. The crossing letters help narrow down each answer.