ACROSS
- 1 Sounds like one bound on the crest of a wave (4)
- 3 Made up to appear calm (8)
- 8 Propose a change of residence (4)
- 9 Tom cared about a politician (8)
- 11 Subsides? (7,5)
- 13 Contract concerning Mussolini (6)
- 14 New plates may be made of metal (6)
- 17 Yet always the greater? (12)
- 20 The wrongdoer makes a final bid to get outside (8)
- 21 Easy to reach but hard to touch (4)
- 22 Eat green fresh produce (8)
- 23 Land in the water (4)
DOWN
- 1 It should make a Mexican less hot-headed (8)
- 2 Corrected derives from it (7)
- 4 Key batsman? (6)
- 5 Playthings? (10)
- 6 Play with spirit on the street (5)
- 7 Tax on goods and service (4)
- 10 Does coping with dirty habits make him thirsty? (3,7)
- 12 Releases radios without charge (4,4)
- 15 When about fifty, she is unequalled (7)
- 16 Many of us live in this sort of way (6)
- 18 Spritely - that's the Spanish and French conclusion (5)
- 19 As a medal it's unbeatable (4)