CROSSWORD CORNER

ACROSS

1 Period of no growth or decline (7)

5 Lots of baseball wins (5)

8 Prevailed upon (9)

9 The 60’s was a protest ___ (3)

10 Shadow’s opposite (5)

12 Quits before the king is captured (7)

13 Compliments (13)

15 Thanks a ____! (7)

17 More upscale (5)

19 The law has a long one (3)

20 “So it would seem!” (9)

22 Sandy features (5)

23 Kind of description (7)

DOWN

1 Trainee (5)

2 You want it fresh... (3)

3 Big belt (7)

4 End of the quote (13)

5 “Both ___ Now” 1968 Judy Collins song (5) 6 Vivacious (9)

7 Writes odes to, e.g. (7)

11 Courteous chap (9)

13 Order (7)

14 Light case (7)

16 Many thoughts (5)

18 Daily Mail tabloid fodder (5)

21 Black goo (3)