Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – Something campers use – e.g. being pals : SLEEPINGBAG

9-across – Without bounds : LIMITLESS

10-across – Old measure, about 45 inches : ELL

11-across – Go into : ENTER

13-across – Pain-relieving drug : ANODYNE

14-across – Spike of frozen water : ICICLE

15-across – Fondle : CARESS

18-across – Eucalyptus, for instance – up it, you’re in trouble! : GUMTREE

20-across – Statement of belief : CREDO

21-across – Result of burning – tree : ASH

22-across – A dye, for instance : COLOURING

24-across – Somnambulist : SLEEPWALKER

2-down – Strike : LAM

3-down – Hold spellbound : ENTHRAL

4-down – Glacial mass covering polar region : ICECAP

5-down – Zest : GUSTO

6-down – Gas used in welding : ACETYLENE

7-down – Railway coach for overnight travellers : SLEEPINGCAR

8-down – Beds down out of doors : SLEEPSROUGH

12-down – Celebrating victory : TRIUMPHAL

16-down – Increment – accumulation : ACCRUAL

17-down – Roar loudly : BELLOW

19-down – Strip of frilled lace : RUCHE

23-down – Nickname for Dwight Eisenhower : IKE

1-across – Wander : MEANDER

8-across – Flap on aircraft wing : AILERON

9-across – Reserved – a long way off : DISTANT

10-across – Row of houses in one block : TERRACE

11-across – City on River Aire : LEEDS

13-across – Treason : TREACHERY

15-across – Without equal : NONPAREIL

18-across – Additional : EXTRA

21-across – Insignia of royalty : REGALIA

22-across – Muslim noted for frenzied dancing : DERVISH

23-across – Performer : ARTISTE

24-across – Scorned : DERIDED

1-down – Exemplary – mannequin : MODEL

2-down – Passage between seats : AISLE

3-down – Ends : DRAWSTOACLOSE

4-down – Shake – baby’s toy : RATTLE

5-down – Mistake in paperwork : CLERICALERROR

6-down – Fold : CREASE

7-down – Showing signs of a cold : SNEEZY

12-down – Resound : ECHO

14-down – Bellow : ROAR

15-down – Scandinavian country : NORWAY

16-down – Deny : NEGATE

17-down – Avoided : EVADED

19-down – Attempted : TRIED

20-down – Had a continuous pain : ACHED

1-across – Misuse of something sacred : SACRILEGE

8-across – Relax : EASE

9-across – Oddly : STRANGELY

10-across – Short hare’s tail : SCUT

13-across – South American mountain system : ANDES

15-across – Moment : SECOND

16-across – Lever moving boat’s rudder : TILLER

17-across – Left : EXITED

19-across – Heavenly body : PLANET

20-across – Response : REPLY

21-across – Kind of jug : TOBY

24-across – Guilty soldier : DEFAULTER

25-across – The holly genus : ILEX

26-across – Or else : OTHERWISE

2-down – Italian wine : ASTI

3-down – Genuine : REAL

4-down – Traditional myth : LEGEND

5-down – Food passage to stomach : GULLET

6-down – Chief port of Spain : BARCELONA

7-down – Manual skill : DEXTERITY

11-down – Find out – make sure : ASCERTAIN

12-down – Scrawled : SCRIBBLED

13-down – Wrath : ANGER

14-down – Stupid : SILLY

18-down – Proper : DECENT

19-down – Delight : PLEASE

22-down – Dull-witted – late : SLOW

23-down – Muddle : MESS

1-across – Lighter-than-air craft : HOTAIRBALLOON

8-across – Extinct flightless bird : MOA

9-across – Businesslike : EFFICIENT

10-across – Needed : REQUIRED

11-across – Short and blunt – rebuff : SNUB

13-across – Heaps of stones – dogs : CAIRNS

14-across – Bargain over prices : HAGGLE

16-across – Competent – sort of seaman : ABLE

17-across – Tyrannical : DESPOTIC

20-across – Evidence : TESTIMONY

21-across – Objective : AIM

22-across – Stoppage of the heart : CARDIACARREST

1-down – Greek poet, c. 800 BC : HOMER

2-down – Pill used to calm : TRANQUILLISER

3-down – People of Spain and Portugal : IBERIANS

4-down – Self-service meal – pound : BUFFET

5-down – Fortune : LUCK

6-down – Item of luggage for short stay : OVERNIGHTCASE

7-down – Famous : NOTABLE

12-down – One liable to PAYE, for instance : TAXPAYER

13-down – Disorganised : CHAOTIC

15-down – Courageous : HEROIC

18-down – Heavenly body : COMET

19-down – New Zealander : KIWI

1-across – Transgressions of the highest order : CARDINALSINS

9-across – Species of hickory – edible nut : PECAN

10-across – Lean cut of beef, no bone : TOPSIDE

11-across – Common sense : NOUS

12-across – One owed money : CREDITOR

14-across – Farm animals : CATTLE

15-across – Clergyman : PRIEST

18-across – Underdeveloped – childish : IMMATURE

20-across – Indonesian island, east of Java : BALI

22-across – Supple : LISSOME

23-across – Bay window : ORIEL

24-across – Exhortation to get out of bed : RISEANDSHINE

2-down – Report : ACCOUNT

3-down – Slight damage : DENT

4-down – Character : NATURE

5-down – Cutter of stones : LAPIDARY

6-down – Fool : IDIOT

7-down – Dessert flavoured with wine : SHERRYTRIFLE

8-down – Book arousing terror : SPINECHILLER

13-down – Oversupply : PLETHORA

16-down – High spirits : ELATION

17-down – Pal : FRIEND

19-down – Hebrew prophet – basket used as baby cradle : MOSES

21-down – Insect of the order lepidoptera : MOTH