1 across. Bad-tempered. 6 letters.

4 across. Devastation. 5 letters.

7 across. <span>___ K. ___, </span><i>Three Men in a Boat</i><span> author</span>. 6 letters.

8 across. Opposed. 6 letters.

9 across. Bit of orange peel. 4 letters.

10 across. Giant. 8 letters.

12 across. Struggling. 4-7 letters.

17 across. Untaxed – yet Freud (anag). 4-4 letters.

19 across. Post, leg or hurrah. 4 letters.

20 across. Arouse. 6 letters.

21 across. Numb. 6 letters.

22 across. Bits of a comb or saw. 5 letters.

23 across. Document proving who you are. 2 letters and 4 letters.