Across
7
Face up to an unpalatable fact or situation (4,3,6)
8
Non-insurability clause, a result of natural forces (3,2,3)
9
Affirm; allege as fact (4)
12
Bird, the black Corvus corax
(5)
19
Stronghold, redoubt (4)
20
Drive off; send to Coventry (8)
22
Charlemagne's northern capital (3-2-8)
Down
2
Capital of Liguria (modern Italian spelling) (6)
3
Marc ------- (1887-1985), Russian-born French artist (7)
5
Czech name for the Moldau river, immortalised by Smetana (6)
6
Title of respect for a clergyman (8)
11
Consider as relevant when making a decision; add to the mix (6,2)
13
Brutish uncouth character in Shakespeare's The Tempest
(7)
15
Fifth-century Hun, the scourge of the Roman Empire (6)
18
Servilius -----, senator co-assassin of Julius Caesar (5)
21
Softest geological substance in Mohs scale of hardness (4)