yword Quick #72

yword quick · by team yword · · 13×13

send the game's link to anyone you want to solve with: you'll see each other's letters appear as you type. or just solve it on your own. no account needed.

across

  1. 1Clandestine (6)
  2. 4Seasonal chimney visitor (5)
  3. 7Slice (in two) (6)
  4. 8Insect with pincers (6)
  5. 9Wow! (4)
  6. 10Temperate — monitor (8)
  7. 12Throne? (4,2,5)
  8. 17Cable key (anag) (5,3)
  9. 19Humbug (4)
  10. 20Trip (6)
  11. 21Tiny portion (6)
  12. 22Non-scrum players — supports (5)
  13. 23Promo (6)

down

  1. 1Ellen MacArthur, Francis Drake, etc. (7)
  2. 2Preferred name for European republic since 2016 (7)
  3. 3Spontaneous (9)
  4. 4Post — share (5)
  5. 5Genre encompassing Blondie, Elvis Costello and Talking Heads (3,4)
  6. 6Perspectives — slants (6)
  7. 11Melancholy — concave (9)
  8. 13Stretchy (7)
  9. 14Baby cleaner? (3,4)
  10. 15Spelled out by Aretha? (7)
  11. 16Soak up — take in (5)
  12. 18Ray and Dave Davies, etc (5)