Last week’s solution

Across: 1 Compliment; 7 Excel; 8 Dragged; 10 Examined; 11 Mend; 13 Lively; 15 Erotic; 17 Ogre; 18 Untaught; 21 Slipper; 22 Hello; 23 Unfriendly. Down: 1 Cocoa; 2 Multiply; 3 Ledger; 4 Mean; 5 Neglect; 6 Rebellious; 9 Dedication; 12 Breathed; 14 Version; 16 Untrue; 19 Gully; 20 Spur.