Crossword

Across

1 Be ready for (6)

4 Happen again (5)

7 Nigel Kennedy instrument (6)

8 Distinctive odours (6) 9 Two-masted square-rigged vessel (4)

10 Act of retaliation (8) 12 Speaking only one language (11)

17 Renegade (8)

19 Young wolves (4) 20 Commotion (6) 21 Embellished (6)

22 Flexible joint (5) 23 Intended communication with a deity (6)

Down

1 Witty saying (7)

2 Any plane figure with straight sides (7)

3 Female singing voice (9) 4 Fast competitive car or animal (5)

5 Card game (7)

6 Without forethought (6) 11 Red wine grape (5,4) 13 Rower (7)

14 Eerie (7)

15 Large edible crustacean (7) 16 Fabric stiffener (6) 18 Unrefined (5)