Crossword

ACROSS

1 Seizures (4)

3 Forbid (8) 8 Stand-offish (4)

9 Very attractive (informal) (8)

11 Unalike (10) 14 Riches (6)

15 Force (6)

17 Progeny (10) 20 Popped the question (8)

21 Bird — flying toy (4) 22 Lodging (in) (8) 23 Remain (4)

DOWN

1 Prone (4,4)

2 Lucky charm (8)

4 A litre (anag) (6) 5 Loiter (4,6)

6 Lip of a vessel (4) 7 West African country, capital

Lomé (4)

10 Leave (slang) (3,3,4) 12 Beekeeper (8) 13 Insincere praise (8) 16 Block out (6)

18 Box (lightly) — fight (verbally) (4)

19 Flip (4)