3 across A position of perplexity, with no clear exit strategy. 8 letters

6 across A lot of talk and activity with no end product. 7 letters

7 across Headgear used to control a horse. 6 letters

8 across Depend. 4 letters

1 down Blameworthy. 8 letters

2 down In Greek mythology, a monster with several heads which, when struck off, immediately grew back. 5 letters

4 down Cancel out, render of no effect. 7 letters

5 down Blacksmith’s workstation. 5 letters

3 across Consume greedily and noisily. 6 letters

5 across Irritable and argumentative. 5 letters

1 down Soft paste used to seal around the edges of windows. 5 letters

2 down A large group of similar things; a collective noun for a group of roe deer, quails, or larks. 4 letters

4 down Outer, coloured rind of a lemon, with an invigorating flavour; enthusiasm. 4 letters

2 across A sudden flood of e.g. river water, burglaries. 5 letters

4 across Unwise. 7 letters

5 across Mark of punctuation. 5 letters

1 down Former name for Iran. 6 letters

2 down Lazy, drooping posture. 6 letters

3 down Apparently effortless skill or style. 6 letters

1 across Spotted. 5 letters

5 across Common name for nepeta cataria, a plant of the mint family. 6 letters

6 across Spire. 7 letters

7 across A golden era, a time of past success. 6 letters

2 down Just a little hungry. 7 letters

3 down Wide, tidal mouth of a river. 7 letters

4 down ‘A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of ____.’ (Proverb) 7 letters

1 across Pass along like fast-moving clouds. 4 letters

4 across Sunrise. 4 letters

6 across Very powerful and harmful in effect, like a disease. 8 letters

7 across A spendthrift, one who throws away his money. 8 letters

2 down (Of an act) hidden, done amid secrecy. 6 letters

3 down Mock scornfully. 6 letters

4 down Flood. 6 letters

5 down Extract something with difficulty, as if from a shell; Nathaniel ______, a character in Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. 6 letters