Crossword

Across

1. Aardvark (8) 5. Chooses (4) 8. Oriental (4) 9. Shock (8) 10. Tapering stone pillar (7) 12. Lack of warmth (5) 15. Skill in practical arts (5) 16. Complete collapse (7) 20. Clergyman (8) 21. Female domestic servant (4) 22. Carriageway (4) 23. Biased (8)

Down

1. Wind flower (7) 2. Palate (5) 3. Jobs (5) 4. Of meat, very lightly cooked (4) 6. Sorting into couples (7) 7. Odour (5) 11. Incompetent (5) 12. Ascend (5) 13. Famined (7) 14. Reward (7) 15. Trolleys (5) 17. Of a greater age (5) 18. Fellows (5) 19. Cast a brief look (4)