QUICK CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1. Excludes (4) 3. Concentrated (8) 9. Dependent (7) 10. Wept (5) 11. Intolerable (12) 13. Disclose (6) 15. Promise (6) 17. Over time (2,3,4,3) 20. Indian religion (5) 21. Quiver (7) 22. Deteriorated (8) 23. Charity (4) DOWN 1. Obstacles (8) 2. Statutes (5) 4. Commencement (6) 5. Uncontested (12) 6. Proficient (7) 7. Extinct bird (4) 8. Middle way between two extremes (7,5) 12. Enthusiasm (8) 14. Wine seller (7) 16. Cheerful (6) 18. Dissenter (5) 19. Melt (4) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across 1. Substitute 7. Amiss 8. Shocked 10. Ill-fated 11. Onus 13. Give up 15. Trance 17. Robs 18. Downpour 21. Realise 22. Amble 23. Bemusement Down 1. Skill 2. Bust a gut 3. Tossed 4. Tool 5. Taken in 6. Malingerer 9. Dishearten 12. Truncate 14. Vibrate 16. Cohere 19. Orbit 20. Lieu