COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

1 Serious (5) 4 A gate-keeper’s cottage (5) 10 Surpass (5) 11 Result (7) 12 A skilled musician (8) 13 Make eyes at (4) 15 Grain (6) 17 Biassed (6) 19 Insinuation (4) 20 About to happen (8) 23 Pasta (7) 24 Violent behaviour (5) 25 A goblin (5) 26 Get to know (5)

DOWN

2 Happen again (5) 3 Birds of prey (8) 5 Curse (4) 6 US state (7) 7 Forget to bring something (5,6) 8Damp(5) 9 Discernment (11) 14 Point out (8) 16 In weakened health (3-4) 18 Divert (5) 21 Very keen (5) 22 Sad (4)