QUICK CLUES

Across

1 Dismay (5) 4 Precious stone (7) 8 Sentinel (7) 9 Masqueraded (5) 10 Joy (4)

11 Clumsy (8)

13 Ale (4)

14 Depraved (4) 16 Sanitary (8)

17 Droop (4)

20 Nimble (5)

21 Notice (7)

22 Sugar (7)

23 Clothe (5)

Down

1 Quarrelling (2,11) 2 Verify (5)

3 Plunder (4) 4 Stretch (6) 5 Definite (8) 6 Acquit (7) 7 Cranefly (5-8) 12 Forcible (8) 13 Deceive (7) 15 Repudiate (6)

18 Big (5) 19 Accustomed (4)