Express Crusader. 20.5.14
15 across. Bitters ran out by morning- that's information 9 letters.
B?T???E?M I've tried an anagram of bitters and am but with no luck.
12 down. Crash against a horse-that's all there is Two words of 5 and 6 letters. I can see AMOUNT as the second word, but "crash against" doesn't register. The only word that I can come up with is TOTAL, but again, I don't see the connection.
I think that 18 across is LEVEL to give the letter L at the end of the first word in 12 down.
Thanks in advance for any help.