Across

  1. Unpleasant smell (5) Odour
  2. Savoury meat jelly (5) Aspic
  3. Punch and Judy's dog (4) Toby
  4. Capital of South Korea (5) Seoul
  5. Animal pelt (4) Hide
  6. Manipulates (4) Uses
  7. Alto stringed instrument (5) Viola
  8. Obey (4) Heed
  9. Influences (7) Stimuli
  10. Swarm (5) Horde
  11. Fold under (4) Tuck
  12. Pasta in short fluted tubes (8) Rigatoni
  13. Skill of freeing yourself from constraints (10) Escapology
  14. Pea legume (3) Pod
  15. Central African mammal (5) Okapi
  16. River bird (4) Coot

Down

  1. Edible saltwater creatures (5,4) White fish
  2. Milky stone (4) Opal
  3. Fruit-growing plantation (7) Orchard
  4. Swears (4) Vows
  5. Feather (5) Plume
  6. Contagious disease (3) Flu
  7. In a fancy way (11) Elaborately
  8. Revise for the press (4) Edit
  9. Magnificent residence (6) Palace
  10. Subsequent (6,2) Follow on
  11. Honest dealing (4,4) Fair play
  12. Kills a fly (5) Swats
  13. Soothes, calms (8) Pacifies
  14. Old joke (3) Gag
  15. Giant horse breed (5) Shire
  16. Useless (2,4) No good
  17. Examination of financial records (5) Audit