Across
1
Make a person do what one wants; dominate (4,2,3,4)
8
Knives forks and spoons, collectively (7)
9
Xenophon: the ----- muse (5)
10
Liquid food of low quality (4)
11
In phonetics, sound pronounced in the throat (8)
13
Loading funnel for solid materials (6)
22
Member of US Congress' upper house (7)
24
Took the initiative (6,3,4)
Down
1
Resinous insect secretion (3)
2
Northamptonshire home of the Spencers (7)
3
Mangelwurzel, for instance (4)
4
Put to experimental use (3,3)
5
Demanding; extorting (8)
6
Freshwater carnivorous mammal (5)
7
Mechanised staircase (9)
16
The rich and fashionable (3,3)
18
Publication of defamatory matter (5)
23
Grain used in flour and whiskey (3)