crusader

[ronayne]

1a
??z?
fad doesnt start level

10a
?n?a???e??
menial tent turned out to be an imposition

12d
short ?????l
not far to go to see summer attire oon ogre

17a
?????
success with half an island

20a
??a?? ??????
current champion also has the deeds

14d
???c?????t
odd carts in trouble and at variance

as you see, i am clueless this morning, thanks in advance

[Oldred]

1a raze

[Oldred]

14d discordant

[Oldred]

10a entailment

[greyfox]

1a (C)raze
10a Entailment
14d Discordant

[Oldred]

20a title holder

[baitress]

12d - shorts troll.
17a - Haiti14d - discordant

[ronayne]

thank you, if title holder is correct , which i think it is, i have 16d wrong, have got emphasise

[puzzlesRus]

16d Empathise

[bigphil101]

Rubbish clue 16d! Unless there is an alternative meaning for empathise, it is not (as far as I know) a synonym for 'stress' as indicated by the clue. Emphasise, however, is. Quite misleading. Unless someone can enlighten me...
Empathise is the 'correct' answer though: Anag. me this ape.

[ljdksa]

Emphasise sounds more likely?

[bigphil101]

Doesn't fit though! Other clues (across) give E-P-T-I -E.