CROSSWORD

ACROSS:

1. Shutdowns (8) 5. Muslim ruler (4) 8. Free ride in another's car (4) 9. Behind closed doors (8) 10. "The ------- Falcon", crime

film (7) 12. Award (5) 15. Go red in face (5) 16. Covered wagon (7) 20. Notorious (8) 21. I, Sir, can show you the

flower girl! (4) 22. Joint between the thigh and

lower leg (4) 23. Desolate (8)

DOWN:

1. Defamation (of character) (7) 2. Putrid flesh (5) 3. Puts in jeopardy (5) 4. Indisposed (4) 6. Bullfighter (7) 7. Regal (5) 11. Era (5) 12. Unimportant (5) 13. Disorderly fight (7) 14. Poise (7) 15. Concrete block (5) 17. Crime in Trafalgar, son! (5) 18. Sixth zodiac sign (5) 19. Stroke of a bell (4)