Across
1
Insane, very stupid or just soft-hearted (4,2,1,5)
8
Dog-tired; shattered (3,2)
9
Complete path through which an electric current may flow (7)
10
Gets to grips with; defensive actions in sport (7)
11
Suppress; make void (5)
12
England's first public museum (1683) (9)
17
Made reference to; mentioned (5)
21
Spread; put something on top of something else (7)
22
Person who is voluntarily absent from home or country (inf) (5)
23
Pleasant to look at; attractive (4,2,3,3)
Down
1
Bring to an end (4,2,1,5)
2
Fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean (7)
5
Style of architecture, art, and music in Europe (c 1600-1750) (7)
6
Pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate (5)
9
Study of the origin and nature of the universe (9)
18
Those at the age of adolescence and young adulthood (5)
20
Annelid worm, used in medicine of old (5)