CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Calm, pacify (7) 7 Doctor’s stand-in (5) 8 Assess the nature or importance of (5,2) 9 Learned person (6) 11 Short-legged dog (5) 13 Friend (4) 14 Nourish (7) 15 Warm and wellprotected (4) 16 Plot the course of (5) 17 Base on which a statue stands (6) 21 Disgraceful action (7) 22 Make amends (5)

23 Glazed currant bun (7) DOWN

2 Extraordinary (10) 3 Pleasing or charming (8) 4 Potato (4) 5 Settee (4) 6 Valved brass instrument (4) 9 Swagger (5) 10 Toad type (10) 12 Veracity (5) 13 Engineer (8) 18 Greek letter (4) 19 Canvas shelter (4) 20 Line in darts (4)