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ACROSS

1. Faint-heartedness (9)

8. Epoch (3)

9. Shameful (11)

11. Extra (7)

12. Runner (5)

13. Monarch (6)

15. Feminine (6)

17. Governor (5)

18. Engrave (7)

20. Nous (6,5)

22. Prosecute (3)

23. Anxious (9)

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2. Japanese sash (3)

3. Rustic (5)

4. Cut (6)

5. Oblige (7)

6. Delight (11)

7. Wrong (9)

10. Puritanical (6-5)

11. Oversee (9)

14. In pottery (7)

16. Renounce (6)

19. Outmoded (5)

21. Observe (3)