COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

7 Eminent (13) 9 Swollen (7) 10 A belt (5) 11 Animal’s den (4) 12 Emblems (5) 16 Thick (5) 17 At a former time (4) 21 Capsize (5) 22 Small two-masted vessels (7) 23 William Shakespeare (3,4,2,4)

DOWN

1 An eccentric person (7) 2 East European country (7) 3 Presents (5) 4 A legation (7) 5 Acute (5) 6 Proficient (5) 8 Wretched (3-8) 13 Confers (7) 14 Small fish of the herring family (7) 15 Making fun of (7) 18 Somewhat (5) 19 A large meat-plate (5) 20 Rigid (5)