Quick crossword

ACROSS 7. Countless (6,7) 8. Boaster (8)

9. Trails (4)

10. Edict (6) 12. Paused (6) 14. Signal (3) 15. Attack (6) 17. Scarcity (6)

19. Ale (4)

21. Force (8) 23. Decoration (13) DOWN 1. Without equal (8) 2. Lumberjack (6) 3. Thought (4) 4. Chained (8)

5. Hymns (6) 6. Amphibian (4) 11. Overshadowed (8) 13. Outside (8) 16. Overseas (6) 18. Items of value (6) 20. Nobleman (4) 22. Dines (4)