COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

1 Cut up meat in slices (5) 4 Proclamation (5) 10 A spindle or axis (5) 11 Hermit (7) 12 Allures (8) 13 Prevalent (4) 15 A stupid person (coll) (6) 17 Woodworker (6) 19 Genuine (4) 20 Outlook (8) 23 Corresponds (to) (7) 24 Claim something is incorrect (3,2) 25 Prepared to act (5) 26 Boy’s name (5)

DOWN

2 Scope (5) 3 Word for word (8) 5 Cut short (4) 6 Discretion (7) 7 Respect for the rules of society (3,3,5) 8 Superficiality (5) 9 Discernment (11) 14 Deteriorated (8) 16 Calculate (7) 18 Suppress (5) 21 Additional (5) 22 A large-headed nail (4)