Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – Classic military strategy and tactics, Chinese in origin : ARTOFWAR

5-across – Flightless birds of Australia : EMUS

9-across – String instrument… : CELLO

10-across – …and the Italian home of both Stradivari and the Amatis : CREMONA

11-across – : HANDOVERFIST

13-across – Au revoir for juniors? : BYEBYE

14-across – Onslaught : ATTACK

17-across – Generally advantageous : ALLTOTHEGOOD

20-across – Raining? : INGRAIN

21-across – Row : NOISE

22-across – —- Fitzgerald, ‘Queen of Jazz’ : ELLA

23-across – Faculty of vision : EYESIGHT

1-down – Cunning : ARCH

2-down – Arable land worked by ploughing : TILLAGE

3-down – As the hours pass : FROMDAYTODAY

4-down – Nook : ALCOVE

6-down – Native of Aotearoa : MAORI

7-down – Cross with its arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction : SWASTIKA

8-down – Spies : SECRETAGENTS

12-down – Case in Latin denoting ‘by’ or ‘with’ the associated noun : ABLATIVE

15-down – Worshipful : ADORING

16-down – Fraudulent : PHONEY

18-down – Licit : LEGAL

19-down – Fringe religious group : SECT

1-across – Lack : SCARCITY

5-across – Metallic element : ZINC

9-across – Middle East national : IRAQI

10-across – Beg, implore : ENTREAT

11-across – Ideal musical ear : PERFECTPITCH

13-across – Economy : THRIFT

14-across – Speak evil of : MALIGN

17-across – Colon specialist : PROCTOLOGIST

20-across – Conscientious : DUTIFUL

21-across – Vestige, hint : TRACE

22-across – Abominable snowman : YETI

23-across – Alarmed : STARTLED

1-down – Error : SLIP

2-down – Layman : AMATEUR

3-down – Senior military officer : CHIEFOFSTAFF

4-down – Ditch : TRENCH

6-down – Sluggish, inactive : INERT

7-down – Contagious : CATCHING

8-down – Acquired relative : STEPDAUGHTER

12-down – Foolishly : STUPIDLY

15-down – Put in place : INSTALL

16-down – Badly illuminated : ILLLIT

18-down – Group of eight : OCTET

19-down – Sell : VEND

1-across – Newly coined word : NEOLOGISM

8-across – Custom : HABIT

9-across – Very short hair style : CREWCUT

10-across – Oratory : RHETORIC

11-across – Accurate : TRUE

13-across – Breeding ground : HOTBED

14-across – Emotional craving : LIBIDO

16-across – Assert : AVER

17-across – Devilment : MISCHIEF

19-across – Disagreement : DISCORD

20-across – Memento : RELIC

21-across – Unequalled : NONPAREIL

1-down – Major constituent of air : NITROGEN

2-down – Flowering plant : ORCHID

3-down – Abide by : OBEY

4-down – Beyond correction : INCORRIGIBLE

5-down – Emotionless : MATTEROFFACT

6-down – Long clay pipe : CHURCHWARDEN

7-down – Example typifying a principle : OBJECTLESSON

12-down – Intuitive rather than cerebral : VISCERAL

15-down – Corset : GIRDLE

18-down – Hindu discipline : YOGA

1-across – Talk frankly : SPEAKONESMIND

8-across – Onlooker : WITNESS

9-across – Board game : CHESS

10-across – Drag, heave : HAUL

11-across – Monastery : CLOISTER

13-across – Song of praise : ANTHEM

14-across – Dazed state : STUPOR

17-across – Fellow-feeling : SYMPATHY

19-across – Conspiracy : PLOT

21-across – Be bound : OUGHT

22-across – Behind time : BELATED

24-across – Diversion : ENTERTAINMENT

1-down – Adage : SAW

2-down – Invest, commit : ENTRUST

3-down – Avid : KEEN

4-down – Srttle comfortably : NESTLE

5-down – Church’s sacred vessels store : SACRISTY

6-down – Incompetent : INEPT

7-down – One of Rommel’s nemesis : DESERTRAT

10-down – Grave marker : HEADSTONE

12-down – Liquor vessel : DECANTER

15-down – Artist’s colour-mixing board : PALETTE

16-down – Irrational hatred : PHOBIA

18-down – Power : MIGHT

20-down – Scottish valley : GLEN

23-down – Small spot : DOT

1-across – Scapula : SHOULDERBLADE

8-across – Secular : LAIC

9-across – Victorious : UNBEATEN

10-across – Provisional divorce : DECREENISI

12-across – Draw forth : ELICIT

14-across – Goat’s wool : ANGORA

15-across – Disguise : CAMOUFLAGE

19-across – Small dagger : STILETTO

20-across – Quote : CITE

21-across – Institution : ESTABLISHMENT

2-down – With passion : HEATEDLY

3-down – Stomach complaint : ULCER

4-down – Most forbidding : DOUREST

5-down – Jewish learned man : RABBI

6-down – Prominent : LEADING

7-down – Profound : DEEP

11-down – Alarm : FRIGHTEN

13-down – Part of the inner ear : COCHLEA

14-down – Watery : AQUEOUS

16-down – Roadside hotel : MOTEL

17-down – Temporary substitute : LOCUM

18-down – Suffix denoting inflammation : ITIS