Weekend crossword 23/03/13

ACROSS

1. Witticism (10)

7. Redden (5)

8. Confound (7)

10. Shy (8)

11. Measure (4)

13. In words (6)

15. Most certain (6)

17. Chief (4)

18. Keep (8)

21. Learned (7)

22. Deduce (5)

23. Plague (10)

DOWN

1. Teems (5)

2. Airy (8)

3. Transgressor (6)

4. Not any (4)

5. Allay (7)

6. Shorten (10)

9. True love (10)

12. Interrogate (8)

14. Hermit (7)

16. Trial (6)

19. Plunder (5)

20. Inventory (4)

Last week’s solution

Across: 1 Candle; 4 Result; 9 Afforestation; 10 Cortege; 11 After; 12 Rover; 14 Pearl; 18 Upset; 19 Refusal; 21 Premeditation; 22 Tested; 23 League.

Down: 1 Chance; 2 Nefariousness; 3 Large; 5 Emanate; 6 Uninteresting; 7 Tenure; 8 Askew; 13 Extreme; 15 Output; 16 Grain; 17 Plunge; 20 Frame.