CROSSWORD

Across

1 A city to impress sailors

(8)

5 Lean Lothario? (4)

9 Sovereign support for a

firm line (5)

10 A noble estate (7)

11 Give loans to achieve

progress (4,8)

13 Moderation seen when lacking a fashion allowance (6)

14 Timely tool (6)

17 Dramatic confidence? (5,7)

20 Collects the rags after

sorting (7)

21 Way out children (5)

22 Fire an employee for

drinking perhaps (4)

23 They break the law and

stowed away on ships (8)

Down

1 Alert secret agent captures

ringleader (4)

2 If nothing else, it can make us

eat salt (2,5)

3 It was heaven on earth while

it lasted (6,2,4)

4 Improves compensation (6)

6 Echo sounder possibly aids a

number (5)

7 Engaged – that’s the conclusion about me and a girl (8)

8 Radioactivity? (12)

12 Newspapers containing

long-term forecasts (8)

15 It describes a traitor’s purpose

to a T (7)

16 One drink after another (6)

18 Athenian garret (5)

19 Looks up and down (4)