Across
- 1. Strange present from a strange man
- 6. Funny dark snake?
- 9. Neil calls her sweet
- 11. Devoted sofa partner
- 14. Protective barricade and ____
- 16. Whisky lemonade, anyone?
- 18. Classic retirement hobby
- 19. Sport with a family curse
- 20. SSG
- 21. Is that a magic roundabout?
- 22. Owner of a shark bite
- 23. 9:58 pm duck
Down
- 2. Where a viking king crossed a river
- 3. Regal master-maker
- 4. Trained to eat rice a grain at a time
- 5. Fan of a snakebite
- 7. Located in two sentimental countries
- 8. Home of first female Nobel prize winner
- 9. E.g. king, shield-nosed, spitting
- 10. Faulty spelling of faulty, something tall?
- 12. Entertaining scarlet small person
- 13. Pebble-eater
- 15. Go-to bean order
- 17. Gliding motor