ACROSS
- 1 Pretence (10)
- 7 Excel (5)
- 8 Friendly (7)
- 10 Predict (8)
- 11 Kind (4)
- 13 Try hard (6)
- 15 Large rope (6)
- 17 So be it (4)
- 18 Perplex (8)
- 21 Conceited person (7)
- 22 Estimate (5)
- 23 Later (10)
DOWN
- 1 Engine (5)
- 2 Playful (8)
- 3 Employable (6)
- 4 Attack (4)
- 5 Doubtful (7)
- 6 Seize as a penalty (10)
- 9 Undertaking (10)
- 12 Feign illness (8)
- 14 Utter rapidly (4,3)
- 16 Confer (6)
- 19 Attire (5)
- 20 Rasp (4)