Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – Place of wickedness: gambling joint : DENOFINIQUITY

8-across – Æthelred the ——-, king of England 978-1016 : UNREADY

9-across – —– Murphy, WWII hero and movie star : AUDIE

10-across – Greek Muse of love poetry : ERATO

11-across – Firmly attached : AFFIXED

12-across – Cuban rum cocktail : MOJITO

14-across – Char, singe : SCORCH

17-across – US Congress building : CAPITOL

19-across – Recurring theme : MOTIF

21-across – Lay to rest : INTER

22-across – Covered walkway; porch : PORTICO

23-across – Amicably close a discussion without accord : AGREETODIFFER

1-down – Contrived plot device in a play or novel : DEUSEXMACHINA

2-down – Bellini opera : NORMA

3-down – At full stretch or top speed : FLATOUT

4-down – Deny; speak of something in a negative manner : NAYSAY

5-down – Drink deeply and thirstily : QUAFF

6-down – Researcher; collator and sorter of documents : INDEXER

7-down – Give way in a forum to another speaker : YIELDTHEFLOOR

13-down – Largest planet in our Solar System : JUPITER

15-down – First WWI battle : CAMBRAI

16-down – Second city of Syria : ALEPPO

18-down – Rich cake and cream dessert from Austria : TORTE

20-down – Pilferer or pickpocket, for instance : THIEF

1-across – Pretend : PUTONANACT

7-across – Quack medicine : NOSTRUM

8-across – Pre-Conquest native of Central America : MAYAN

10-across – Exigency : NEED

11-across – Porch : DOORSTEP

13-across – Italian gentleman : SIGNOR

15-across – Misappropriated : STOLEN

17-across – Oh, ever so! : OVERSHOE

18-across – Blemish; disgrace : BLOT

21-across – Volley : SALVO

22-across – Essene, for instance : ASCETIC

23-across – Low cost, probably by cutting corners : ONTHECHEAP

1-down – Old-fashioned; so last year : PASSE

2-down – Revolve: curdle : TURN

3-down – Biblical hunter, son of Cush : NIMROD

4-down – Able to understand and use numbers : NUMERATE

5-down – Quartz, for example : CRYSTAL

6-down – Alert, ready for action : ONONESTOES

9-down – Close or almost even in a race or competition : NIPANDTUCK

12-down – In truth : FORSOOTH

14-down – Technical bug : GREMLIN

16-down – Concerning the Law of the Jews from Mt Sinai : MOSAIC

19-down – Easing off; breather : LETUP

20-down – Teen affliction : ACNE

1-across – Blend of rhythm-and-blues and country-and-western music : ROCKANDROLL

9-across – Typically : ONAVERAGE

10-across – Hot temper : IRE

11-across – Month, part of the first meteorological season in the Northern Hemisphere : APRIL

13-across – Skimmed off : CREAMED

14-across – Aligning : SIDING

15-across – Insect of the cockroach family : MANTIS

18-across – Swiss cheese, creamy and nutty when young : GRUYERE

20-across – Having striking colour : VIVID

21-across – Nocturnal bird of prey : OWL

22-across – Position of advantage and control : UPPERHAND

24-across – Arrests decay or decline : STOPSTHEROT

2-down – Eggs : OVA

3-down – Citadel of a Russian town : KREMLIN

4-down – Ace nun : NUANCE

5-down – Feudal official of medieval England : REEVE

6-down – Recurring theme in a play, opera, etc : LEITMOTIV

7-down – Satisfactory progress up to this point : SOFARSOGOOD

8-down – Completely lifeless : DEADASADODO

12-down – Brightly coloured food fish with chin barbels : REDMULLET

16-down – Contrary : ADVERSE

17-down – Cruel and oppressive dictator : DESPOT

19-down – Fit out : EQUIP

23-down – Goings-on: hassle : ADO

1-across – Point of entry : THRESHOLD

8-across – Disinterested concern for others : ALTRUISM

9-across – Summit : PEAK

10-across – Chinese currency : YUAN

11-across – Interfere : OBTRUDE

13-across – In disgrace : UNDERACLOUD

15-across – Hunched, bent forward : STOOPED

17-across – Engrave : ETCH

20-across – Self-righteous person : PRIG

21-across – Hindrance : OBSTACLE

22-across – Object of one’s affections : INAMORATA

2-down – American university : HARVARD

3-down – Wicked : EVIL

4-down – Species of whale : HUMPBACK

5-down – Social outcast : LEPER

6-down – Ruse, stratagem : PLOY

7-down – Frank and forthright : CANDID

12-down – Less structured jazz : FREEFORM

13-down – Improvement, increase : UPTURN

14-down – Survive : OUTLAST

16-down – Keyboard instrument : ORGAN

18-down – Tiller : HELM

19-down – Former Russian ruler : TSAR

1-across – Walking, on foot : SHANKSPONY

7-across – Incapacitated : LAIDLOW

8-across – Seaside golf course : LINKS

10-across – Obtain from a variety of sources : CULL

11-across – Opinionated and assertive : DOGMATIC

13-across – Medicine man; witch doctor : SHAMAN

15-across – Near-unconsciousness : STUPOR

17-across – Extreme admiration or reverence : IDOLATRY

18-across – Manner of walking : GAIT

21-across – Muscular type : HEMAN

22-across – Story with a moral : PARABLE

23-across – Tearful : LACHRYMOSE

1-down – At rest : STILL

2-down – Confederate : ALLY

3-down – Behave obsequiously : KOWTOW

4-down – Person with wide-ranging knowledge : POLYMATH

5-down – Without pause : NONSTOP

6-down – Forge worker : BLACKSMITH

9-down – Deposited assets, collateral : SECURITIES

12-down – Grassy tropical plain : SAVANNAH

14-down – Loss of the sense of smell : ANOSMIA

16-down – Cup, award : TROPHY

19-down – Relaxed walk : AMBLE

20-down – Group of three : TRIO