Across
1. Applaud (4)
3. Commotion (8)
8. Entice (4)
9. Sword-case (8)
11. Town (12)
13. Quake (6)
14. Mend (6)
17. Absurd (12)
20. Stranger (8)
21. Conceal (4)
22. Scatter (8)
23. Closed (4)
Down
1. Disaster (8)
2. Order (7)
4. Prescription (6)
5. Infidel (10)
6. Separated (5)
7. Assistant (4)
10. Confederate (10)
12. Vista (8)
15. Annul (7)
16. Value (6)
18. Ceremonial acts (5)
19. Detain (4)
Last week's solution
Across: 7 Inexpressible; 8 Harangue; 9 Easy; 10 Stress; 12 Desist; 14 Answer; 16 Divert; 18 Shed; 20 Protrude; 22 Unintelligent.
Down: 1 Unfasten; 2 Exhale; 3 Drug; 4 Ascended; 5 Divers; 6 Plus; 11 Scrapped; 13 Strident; 15 Widens; 17 Virago; 19 Hang; 21 Ogle.