COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

7 Music school (13) 9 Small French city (7) 10 Stir up (5) 11 Stylish (4) 12 French writer (1913-60) (5) 16 Preserved (5) 17 A board game (4) 21 Flowering plant (5) 22 Before the court (2,5) 23 Comprehending (13)

DOWN

1 Withdraw from a race (7) 2 Tasteless (7) 3 Financial resources (5) 4 Breastbone (7) 5 Infection (5) 6 Boy’s name (5) 8 Fine fortified wine (7,4) 13 Athletes (7) 14 North African country (7) 15 Place of learning (7) 18 Audibly (5) 19 A digging tool (5) 20 Make amends (5)