FOR THE MACET MIND

CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Choose – ground-breaking instrument (4)

3. Postal item, often junk (8)

8. Flower (4)

9. Three-wheeler (8)

11. Type of coating for exterior walls (10)

14. Information of future events (6)

15. Quarrel mildly (6)

17. Prevent further deterioration (4,3,3)

20. Piece of furniture for storage (8)

21. Coffin carrier (4)

22. (Study of ) god (8)

23. Subsequently – previously (4)

DOWN

1. Mount for a team game (4,4)

2. Avowed bachelor (8)

4. Scrape – rub (6)

5. Proverbial subjects of love’s laughter (10)

6. Cut roughly – routine writer (4)

7. Affectedly pretty (4)

10. Tree bearing sloes (10)

12. Small battle (8)

13. Siblings (archaic) (8)

16. Mood – ghost – alcohol (6)

18. Sour (4)

19. Black marketer (4)