ACROSS 1 East European capital (8) 5 Homeless person (4) 9 Freight (5) 10 Strong grass (7) 11 Confusion (12) 13 Pungent (6) 14 Celibate (6) 17 Not questioned (12) 20 Drifting (7) 21 Marked time (5) 22 Effortless (4) 23 Strikes while the iron is hot (5,3) DOWN 1 Man about town (4) 2 River in the Lake District (7) 3 Reproduces abundantly (12) 4 Stabilise (6) 6 Consent (5) 7 Border (8) 8 Fearful (12) 12 Stubborn (8) 15 Furtiveness (7) 16 Largest US state (6) 18 French writer (1913-60) (5) 19 Irritable (4) Wednesday’s solution Across: 1 Jump-jockey, 7 Walkover, 8 Head, 9 Gaffe, 10 Vibrate, 12 Starting-price, 15 Paddock, 17 Stagy, 20 Ursa, 21 Eventing, 22 Pacesetter. Down: 1 Jhana, 2 Make for, 3 Jive, 4 Carriage, 5 Esher, 6 Tactic, 11 Discrete, 13 Tea-urn, 14 Ratatat, 16 Drama, 18 Goner, 19 Here.
