ACROSS

1. Despicable (12) 7. Command (5) 8. Buffoon (5) 9. Look on (3) 10. Swear (9) 11. Hypothesis (6) 12. Away (6) 15. Stubborn (9) 17. Massage (3) 18. Concerning (5) 19. Carry in triumph (5) 21. Barren (12)

DOWN

1. Customary (12) 2. Conclusion (3) 3. Outcast (6) 4. Helplessly drunk (9) 5. Lax (5) 6. Spineless (12) 7. Corpulent (5) 10. Lawyer (9) 13. Mistake (5) 14. Stale-smelling (6) 16. Faint (5) 20. Curve (3)