Weekend crossword - 13/04/13

Saturday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Apr 2013, 14:32 BST

ACROSS

1. Level (6)

4. Calm (6)

9. Fixed hostility (13)

10. Bishop (7)

11. Encourage (5)

12. Sham (5)

14. Lax (5)

18. Board game (5)

19. Beginner (7)

21. Process of chilling (13)

22. Stretch (6)

23. Attitude (6)

DOWN

1. Scanty (6)

2. Judging by appearances (2,3,4,2,2)

3. Coronet (5)

5. Reasonable (7)

6. Patronising air (13)

7. Dismal (6)

8. Wan (5)

13. Sitting (7)

15. Accumulate (6)

16. Change (5)

17. Fawn (6)

20. Adjust (5)

Yesterday’s solution

Across: 1 Accelerate; 7 Ocean; 8 Tension; 10 Retarded; 11 Turn; 13 Clench; 15 Speech; 17 Iota; 18 Fruitful; 21 Elusive; 22 Union; 23 Department.

Down: 1 Avert; 2 Contract; 3 Letter; 4 Ring; 5 Tribute; 6 Corrective; 9 Nonchalant; 12 Aptitude; 14 Enthuse; 16 Arrest; 19 Faint; 20 Diva.