| Clues across |
| 7 | Spike to go into chisel handle (4) |
| 8 | ‘Spot-on’ (8) |
| 9 | Cut into thin sections (6) |
| 10 | Mistakes (6) |
| 11 | Connectors between incompatible electrical terminals (8) |
| 14 | Round trip (4) |
| 15 | Spaces (4) |
| 17 | Turrets holding tools in metal-cutting lathes (8) |
| 19 | Exotic lacewood (6) |
| 20 | Takes edge off 21 down (6) |
| 22 | Table of dates (8) |
| 23 | Annoying feature in plank (4) |
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| Clues down |
| 1 | Sphere (4) |
| 2 | Turned item for breakfast table (3-3) |
| 3 | Rub with abrasive paper (4) |
| 4 | Clamps tightly (6,2) |
| 5 | Fungal infection in timber (3,3) |
| 6 | Top of the bill – a high-class demonstrator, perhaps (4,4) |
| 12 | It runs from corner to corner (8) |
| 13 | Plantations of fruit trees (8) |
| 16 | Forms (6) |
| 18 | Boles (6) |
| 20 | Outer covering of 18 down (4) |
| 21 | Implement (4) |
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