Crossword
Across
1. Smith’s block (5)
4. Pale (7)
8. Bible stand (7)
9. Play badly (5)
10. Void (4)
11. Story-teller (8)
13. Affectionate (4)
14. Ring (4)
16. Discern (8)
17. Conceited (4)
20. Precise (5)
21. Italian dish (7)
22. Ratify (7)
23. Haggard (5)
Down
1. Intact (3,2,3,5)
2. Oral (5)
3. Ogle (4)
4. Yearly (6)
5. Mixed (8)
6. Nuptial (7)
7. Understanding (13)
12. Forefather (8)
13. On (7)
15. Unwilling (6)
18. Fragrance (5)
19. Eager (4)
Last week’s solution
Across: 1 Contemptible; 7 Order; 8 Clown; 9 Eye; 10 Blaspheme; 11 Theory; 12 Absent; 15 Obstinate; 17 Rob; 18 About; 19 Chair; 21 Unproductive.
Down: 1 Conventional; 2 End; 3 Pariah; 4 Incapable; 5 Loose; 6 Invertebrate; 7 Obese; 10 Barrister; 13 Error; 14 Rancid; 16 Swoon; 20 Arc.