Across 7 A minced oath (4) 8 Go too far (8) 9 Embellish (5) 10 Use up (7) 12 Nevertheless (3) 13 Short heavy sticks (9) 16 Awareness (9) 17 Came across (3) 19 Conked out (coll) (7) 21 Fairy tale (5) 23 Fine soft goat’s hair (8) 24 Impartial (4) Down 1 Incline (8) 2 Large wading bird (5) 3 Obtain (3) 4 Musical instrument (9) 5 An inshore vessel (7) 6 Riff-raff (4) 11 Praised to excess (9) 14 Uncalled for (8) 15 Rich (7) 18 Stringed instrument (5) 20 An amphibian (4) 22 Hire out (3) Wednesday’s solution Across: 1 Jabberwock, 7 Lockjaw, 8 Octal, 10 Rook, 11 Knockout, 13 Cockle, 15 Acetal, 17 Optician, 18 T-bar, 21 Koala, 22 Politic, 23 Alpenstock. Down: 1 Jocko, 2 Baja, 3 Edwina, 4 Woodcock, 5 Catboat, 6 Alarm clock, 9 Little Rock, 12 Blockade, 14 Catcall, 16 Campus, 19 Batik, 20 Also.
