Crossword
Across
6. Like (7)
7. Completely (5)
9. Hiatus (3)
10. Conduct (9)
12. Gentry (11)
15. Steep (11)
17. Unending (9)
19. Bashful (3)
21. Deign (5)
22. Vagary (7)
Down
1. Competitor (5)
2. Compete (3)
3. Renown (4)
4. Absurd (9)
5. Reliable (7)
8. Eccentric (3-3)
11. Accuracy (9)
13. Pliable (6)
14. Savagery (7)
16. Jolt (5)
18. Tiff (4)
20. Parched (3)
Last week's solution
Across: 1 Arson; 4 Disband; 8 Pull off; 9 Class; 10 Rite; 11 Unvaried; 13 Need; 14 Flag; 16 Announce; 17 Past; 20 Cheat; 21 Inkling; 22 Sky-blue; 23 Press.
Down: 1 Appurtenances; 2 Split; 3 Noon; 4 Defend; 5 Sociable; 6 Amazing; 7 Disadvantages; 12 Rebuttal; 13 Nunnery; 15 Scribe; 18 Arise; 19 Skip.