Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – Running smoothly : ONAN

3-across – See 1 : EVENKEEL

8-across – Commotion : TODO

9-across – Unselfish concern for others : ALTRUISM

11-across – Revivalist movement in art and architecture : NEOCLASSIC

14-across – An irrevocable step is taken : THEDIE

15-across – See 14 : ISCAST

17-across – Sensible and straightforward : NONONSENSE

20-across – Company representative : SALESMAN

21-across – Cheap showy jewellery or ornament on clothing : GAUD

22-across – Genuflecting : ONBENDED

23-across – See 22 : KNEE

1-down – Musical phrase repeated over and over : OSTINATO

2-down – Male hormone : ANDROGEN

4-down – Elvis A? : VALISE

5-down – Admiration for oneself : NARCISSISM

6-down – Arab chieftain : EMIR

7-down – Holy man in Tibet : LAMA

10-down – One from Chicago : ILLINOISAN

12-down – Keep in safety and protect from harm and decay : MAINTAIN

13-down – Person who is present at an event : ATTENDEE

16-down – Thick, often creamy soup : POTAGE

18-down – European capital, once Christiania : OSLO

19-down – Slovenly person : SLOB

1-across – Stuffed full : CHOCKABLOCK

9-across – Lucky charm : HORSESHOE

10-across – Drowned river valley now an inlet of the sea : RIA

11-across – Yangtze river port of 6 million people : WUHAN

13-across – Monk, elf? : MENFOLK

14-across – Premier English composer at the court of Henry VIII : TALLIS

15-across – Get one’s hands on : OBTAIN

18-across – Spanish painter, nicknamed for his place of birth : ELGRECO

20-across – Type of cannon in billiards : INOFF

21-across – — Khan, spiritual head of Ismaili Muslims : AGA

22-across – Sacking : DISMISSAL

24-across – Make a gesture of support for country, cause, etc : SHOWTHEFLAG

2-down – The other woman? : HER

3-down – Indian city, formerly Madras : CHENNAI

4-down – In : ATHOME

5-down – Period in bed longer than usual : LIEIN

6-down – Dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing : CARBONADO

7-down – Chats in a leisurely way : CHEWSTHEFAT

8-down – Ordinary members of an organisation : RANKANDFILE

12-down – Handwritten book or document : HOLOGRAPH

16-down – Court official : BAILIFF

17-down – Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice : BORSCH

19-down – Give qualities or abilities to : ENDOW

23-down – 70% of the earth’s surface : SEA

1-across – British self-restraint : STIFFUPPERLIP

8-across – Bishop’s crook : CROSIER

9-across – Step : STAIR

10-across – Wicked : EVIL

11-across – Airtight : HERMETIC

13-across – Gratify : PLEASE

14-across – Former pupils : ALUMNI

17-across – Infringe, trespass : ENCROACH

19-across – Truant : AWOL

21-across – Small bay : INLET

22-across – Find fault with : NITPICK

24-across – Muddled figure of speech : MIXEDMETAPHOR

1-down – Pouch : SAC

2-down – Worship : IDOLISE

3-down – Thwart : FOIL

4-down – Unit of astronomical length : PARSEC

5-down – Musical group : ENSEMBLE

6-down – Smallest amount : LEAST

7-down – Narrow in outlook : PAROCHIAL

10-down – Harmless substitute for offensive term : EUPHEMISM

12-down – Various, diverse : ASSORTED

15-down – Sentimental, schmaltzy : MAWKISH

16-down – Candlestick holder : SCONCE

18-down – Cup, chalice : CALIX

20-down – Colonnade, covered walkway : STOA

23-down – Cassis-flavoured wine : KIR

1-across – Maximise : MAKETHEMOSTOF

8-across – Suspend : HANG

9-across – Undeceive, set right : DISABUSE

10-across – In general : BYANDLARGE

12-across – Sexual drive : LIBIDO

14-across – Cake : GATEAU

15-across – Well established : DEEPROOTED

19-across – Infirmary : HOSPITAL

20-across – Wading bird : IBIS

21-across – Beginning and end : ALPHAANDOMEGA

2-down – Detailed investigation : ANALYSIS

3-down – Urge, impel : EGGON

4-down – Spanish nobleman : HIDALGO

5-down – Avaricious hoarder : MISER

6-down – Theme, topic : SUBJECT

7-down – Force out; supplant : OUST

11-down – Providing food, entertainment etc. : CATERING

13-down – Thorough : INDEPTH

14-down – Disjointed, incoherent : GARBLED

16-down – Additional : EXTRA

17-down – Addictive narcotic : OPIUM

18-down – Target, objective : GOAL

1-across – Without musical accompaniment : ACAPPELLA

8-across – Abominable snowman : YETI

9-across – Deliberately : ONPURPOSE

10-across – Small valley : DELL

13-across – Rugby re-start : SCRUM

15-across – Allow : PERMIT

16-across – Rotten : PUTRID

17-across – Swamp, overwhelm : ENGULF

19-across – Harvesting tool : SCYTHE

20-across – Cruising vessel : YACHT

21-across – Panache : ELAN

24-across – Indoctrinate : BRAINWASH

25-across – Summit, crowning point : ACME

26-across – Whipping boy : SCAPEGOAT

2-down – Rabbit : CONY

3-down – Sulk : POUT

4-down – Anticipate : EXPECT

5-down – Improvised arrangement : LASHUP

6-down – Fame : CELEBRITY

7-down – Legal ownership document : TITLEDEED

11-down – Short-lived : EPHEMERAL

12-down – Menu of events : PROGRAMME

13-down – Asinine : SILLY

14-down – Cheat, defraud : MULCT

18-down – Textile : FABRIC

19-down – Small crustacean : SHRIMP

22-down – Cotton on : TWIG

23-down – Continent : ASIA