CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Educational establishment (7) 7 Indicate with the finger (5) 8 First course of a meal (7) 9 Go back on one’s word (6) 11 Bid (5) 13 Crease (4) 14 Stillness (7) 15 Painful (4) 16 Stench (5) 17 Upward slope (6) 21 Distinctive taste (7) 22 Truncheon (5) 23 Hinted at or suggested (7)

DOWN

2 In the open air (3,2,5) 3 Generosity (8) 4 Great delight (4) 5 Unemployment benefit (4) 6 Leg joint (4) 9 Circular (5) 10 Important principle (6,4) 12 Opposite of sharp (5) 13 Joyful celebration (8) 18 Sticky earth (4) 19 Sheltered place (4) 20 Attractively thin (4)