ACROSS
- 1 Church recess (4)
- 3 Sheath (8)
- 9 Taste (7)
- 10 Royal (5)
- 11 Inauspicious (12)
- 13 Snuggle (6)
- 15 Scant (6)
- 17 Completion (12)
- 20 Period (5)
- 21 Stir (7)
- 22 Hesitant (8)
- 23 Muddle (4)
DOWN
- 1 Rich (8)
- 2 Rod (5)
- 4 Travelling show (6)
- 5 Administrative (12)
- 6 Cornered (7)
- 7 Boring (4)
- 8 Recovering (12)
- 12 Paltriness (8)
- 14 Unfeeling (7)
- 16 Damage (6)
- 18 Angry (5)
- 19 Bitter (4)