ACROSS
1 Substantial repast (6,4)
7 Cooking vessel (8)
8 Glance over (4)
9 Peruvian (5)
10 Safeguard (7)
12 In a position of greatest danger (2,3,5,3)
15 Act of anointing (7)
17 Slant (5)
20 Insincere talk (4)
21 Regulating device (8)
22 Napery (5-5)
DOWN
1 Descendant (5)
2 Remove lead (7)
3 Pile of hay (4)
4 Spanish islander (8)
5 Useful quality (5)
6 High-kicking dance (6)
11 Marriage (8)
13 Metal container (3-3)
14 Panicle (anag) (7)
16 In composition four (prefix) (5)
18 Hickory tree (5)
19 Poultry bird (4)
Tuesday's solution
Across: 8 Mar, 9 President, 10 Arete, 11 Opening, 12 Accolade, 14 Thus, 15 Puck, 16 Confided, 20 Readers, 21 Equip, 23 Emotional, 24 Gar.
Down: 1 Impala, 2 Brae, 3 Appeal, 4 Second cousins, 5 Siren, 6 Perished, 7 Stages, 13 Cockatoo, 15 Parcel, 17 Feeble, 18 Depart, 19 Merit, 22 Urge.