COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

1 Fame (6) 4 Ballerina (6) 9 Excuse (5) 10 Pantries (7) 11 In the past (3) 12 Military units (9) 13 Early bicycles (11) 18 A freighter (5,4) 21 Self-confidence (3) 22 Belittle (3,4) 23 Decorate (5) 24 A cavity (6) 25 Acceded (6)

DOWN

1 Ronald _, former US President (6) 2Foul(7) 3 Delays (5) 5 Shorten (7) 6 A set of beliefs (5) 7 Fight back (6) 8 Thriving (11) 14 A type of sherry (7) 15 An ugly building (7) 16 Char (6) 17 Cheated (6) 19 Relating to the kidneys (5) 20 A crash (coll) (5)