QUICK SOLUTION FOR TUESDAY, MAY 17

ACROSS: 1 Hood, 3 Harmless, 8 Soft, 9 Conclude, 10 Incomparable, 13 Abroad, 14 Piffle, 17 Disassociation, 20 Grandeur, 21 Bung, 22 Dettered, 23 Dear.

DOWN: 1 Hospital, 2 Officer, 4 Avowal, 5 Mechanical, 6 Equal, 7 Seem, 10 Ambassador, 12 Teenager, 15 Failure, 16 Accuse, 18 Inapt, 19 Aged.