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Across

1. Pretentiously stately (9) 8. Elderly (3) 9. Want (11) 11. Purify (7) 12. Sea (5) 13. Scanty (6) 15. Couch (6) 17. Lloyd Webber musical (5) 18. Deliberate insult (7) 20. Makes hostile (11) 22. Auction item (3) 23. Turbulent confusion (9)

Down

2. Regret (3) 3. Condescend (5) 4. Wild ass (6) 5. Incident (7) 6. Controversial (11) 7. Decoration (9) 10. Sudden (11) 11. Dish (9) 14. Apparition (7) 16. Claspless bracelet (6) 19. Teeth (5) 21. Self-image (3)