Crossword

Today...

Across

1. Mediator (12)

7. Crawl (5)

8. Vertical (5)

9. Spoil (3)

10. Fat (9)

11. Refuge (6)

12. Spirit (6)

15. Flat (9)

17. Hatchet (3)

18. Gate fastening (5)

19. Uneven (5)

21. Absurd (12)

Down

1. Unrivalled (12)

2. Regret (3)

3. Demise (6)

4. Unwise (9)

5. Awaken (5)

6. Stroppy (12)

7. Wavy (5)

10. Wooing (9)

13. Rubbish (5)

14. Wreckage (6)

16. Later (5)

20. Employ (3)

Last week's solution

Across 6 Despoil; 7 Sleek; 9 Dry; 10 Demarcate; 12 Distinctive; 15 Compunction; 17 Courteous; 19 Box; 21 Weigh; 22 Ignoble.

Down 1 Weary; 2 Opt; 3 Fire; 4 Elocution; 5 Festive; 8 Magnet; 11 Disparage; 13 Tender; 14 Coronet; 16 Moult; 18 Urge; 20 Job.