Across CLUES FOR CROSSWORD NO. 1163

7 Edible fruit (6)

8 Allow (6)

9 Sound of something in rapid motion (4)

10 Again (4 - 4)

11 Decoration (7)

13 City in central Japan (5)

15 Any sacred song used to praise the Deity (5) 17 Decorate with string of flowers (7) 20 Selflessness (8)

21 Lowest brass wind instrument (4) 23 Cubicles (6)

24 East (6)

Down

1 Waistband (4)

2 Textile (6) 3 Mouth-watering (7)

4 Era (5)

5 Bad-tempered (6)

6 The words of an opera

or musical play (8) 12 Unhesitating (8)

14 New phase of the moon (3 - 4)

16 Of or befitting a lord (6) 18 Choice morsel (6) 19 Booth (5)

22 Emaciated (4)