BLANKOUT

A crossword you construct yourself, adding the answers and the blanks as you go. The clues are in sets of one, two, three or four guiding you to one, two, three or four words in each line (across) or column (down) indicated at the beginning of each set of clues. Each complete word has a blank at its beginning and end (unless it’s at the edge of the grid). Blanks are arranged symmetrically. To help you, we’ve given you a start with the answer to the clue on Line 17 – ‘Recite’ – which yields the word ‘Quote’. This must sit in the centre of the line to preserve the symmetry. ACROSS 1 Legacy; Fighting for breath 3 Violin; Bulldozer 5 End of a sleeve; Awry; Draw with acid on metal 7 Chorus of a song; Scrubbing pad 9 Inexplicable 11 General feeling of dizziness; Emitting a steady bright light 13 Relating to building design 15 Nervous strain; Word composed of initials 17 Be miserable; Recite; Type, sort 19 Improve the quality of; Inaugural (speech) 21 Deviation from the rule; Entirely DOWN A Wound mark; Weighty book B Mention one by one C Curl of hair; Christmas show D Conifer; Room under the roof; Take to court E Swirl gently; Peru’s capital F False identity G Crime against the state; Mischievous H Pivot; Chapel bench I Deity; Effort J Causing a chemical reaction K Exhale audibly; Cleft L Large flightless bird; Leafy garden shelter; Tree bearing acorns M Maladroit; Perfect N Without end O Burn black; Way of acting