yword Quick #79

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. 1Relating to why cats are like that, eg (10)
  2. 7Muted setting? (2,6)
  3. 8Declare (4)
  4. 9Comic-book villain's crib, eg (4)
  5. 10Rapprochement (7)
  6. 12Taciturn (5-6)
  7. 14Barbarian – pagan (7)
  8. 16Manager – dominate (4)
  9. 19Polo, brass or red- (4)
  10. 20Come up and see my ........?, seducer’s euphemistic suggestion (8)
  11. 21Content of celebrity’s postbag (3,7)

down

  1. 1Type of marking where players defend spaces rather than focus on opposition players – relating to areas (5)
  2. 2Commenting (7)
  3. 3Portent (4)
  4. 4Adventurous (8)
  5. 5Humiliate (yourself) (5)
  6. 6Outdid (6)
  7. 11Hate reel (anag) (8)
  8. 12Hard Rock Cafe, eg (6)
  9. 13Stop (in phonetics) (7)
  10. 15South Asian dish (5)
  11. 17Stories of Njal, Egil, Gisli, etc. (5)
  12. 18Sean Connery was one, Annie Lennox is another (4)