ACROSS
- 1 Tube (4)
- 3 Kings (8)
- 8 Den (4)
- 9 Clapping (8)
- 11 Irreconcilable (12)
- 13 Harangue (6)
- 14 Barbarian (6)
- 17 Unpromising (12)
- 20 Intensify (8)
- 21 Festivity (4)
- 22 Quickly (8)
- 23 Kind (4)
DOWN
- 1 Mitigate (8)
- 2 Artist (7)
- 4 Face (6)
- 5 Loyalty (10)
- 6 Large milk-can (5)
- 7 Ooze (4)
- 10 In difficulties (4-6)
- 12 Convince (8)
- 15 Irregularity (7)
- 16 Petition (6)
- 18 Artless (5)
- 19 So (4)