Previous quick solution

Across: 1. Beat 8. Inflexible 9. Delegate 10. Kept

12. Winded 14. Thawed 15. Vicars 17. Scenic 18. Snub

19. Abdicate 21. Fancy dress 22. Sand

Down: 2. Expedition 3. Tine 4. Afraid 5. Decent

6. Nickname 7. Wept 11. Prediction 13. Drawback

16. Scalds 17. Sodden 18. Sift 20. Cuss