Last week’s answers:

2022-11-12 -

ACROSS: 1. Verve; 4. Doodles; 8. Nippers;

9. Elgar; 10. Tide; 11. Practice; 13. Upas;

14. Rate; 16. Bachelor; 17. Spur; 20. Ideal;

21. Opening; 22. Derides; 23. First.

DOWN: 1. Venetian blind; 2. Rapid; 3. Eyes;

4. Desire; 5. Overcoat; 6. Lignite; 7. Serves us right; 12. Labelled; 13. Unclear; 15. Porous;

18. Prior; 19. Reef.