ACROSS
- 1 Brawl (5-5)
- 7 Contagious matter (5)
- 8 Excel (7)
- 10 Assuaged (8)
- 11 Otherwise (4)
- 13 Disorderly (6)
- 15 Spider's trap (6)
- 17 Want (4)
- 18 Serenity (8)
- 21 Doubtful (7)
- 22 Artless (5)
- 23 Colony (10)
DOWN
- 1 Pastoral (5)
- 2 Unstable (8)
- 3 Hurry (6)
- 4 Monster (4)
- 5 Superficial (7)
- 6 Upset (10)
- 9 Gradually (4,2,4)
- 12 Begin (8)
- 14 Shake (7)
- 16 Girl (6)
- 19 Oust (5)
- 20 Stronghold (4)