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1a
Cul-de-sac (2,7,4)
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8a
Staunch (4)
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9a
Maker of arrows for bows (8)
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10a
To be honest (4,4,2)
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12a
Basic religious authority in Orthodox Judaism (6)
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14a
Loud horn (6)
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15a
Give me the bad news straight! (informal) (4,2,2,2)
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19a
Washing-up drier — hotel cat (anag) (3,5)
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20a
Joint protected by the patella (4)
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21a
Consume a huge amount (from a nosebag?) (3,4,1,5)
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2d
In transit (2,3,3)
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3d
Partially decomposed organic material (5)
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4d
Casually inconsiderate (7)
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5d
Small aquatic bird that builds floating nests (5)
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6d
Italian curd cheese (7)
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7d
Getting on a bit (4)
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11d
Dopey (8)
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13d
Blood Brothers, for example (7)
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14d
Most celebrated of the Hindu gods (7)
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16d
Hit hard (informal) (5)
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17d
Kyoto (anag) (5)
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18d
Huge (4)