Crossword

ACROSS

1. Flimsy night dress (8)

5. Pillar (4)

8. Peatbog (4)

9. Ability to resist disease (8)

10. Snuggles (7)

12. Punctuation mark (5)

15. Lucky number? (5)

16. Winter month (7)

20. Jumble, confuse (6,2)

21. Food cut into small cubes for cooking (4)

22. Helps (4)

23. Construction (8)

DOWN

1. Existing in name only (7)

2. Fumes, vapours (5)

3. Befoul (5)

4. Trees with rough serrated leaves (4)

6. Frozen drips (7)

7. Synthetic fabric (5)

11. Pale yellow oval citrus fruit (5)

12. Compartment in an aircraft or ship (5)

13. Entered a country under arms with intent to subdue it (7)

14. Leguminous plant (7)

15. Brazilian dance (5)

17. Quite enough (5)

18. Legal excuse (5)

19. At this place (4)