COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

7 Pity (13) 9 Unwavering (7) 10 Similar (5) 11 Odd character (coll) (4) 12 Keen or sharp (5) 16 Conventional (5) 17 Complaint (coll) (4) 21 Incorrect (5) 22 Inauspicious (7) 23 Approved automatically (6-7)

DOWN

1 A light wound (7) 2 Deadlock (7) 3Last(5) 4 A moral tale (7) 5 Very angry (coll) (5) 6 A creek (5) 8 Knives, forks, etc (6,5) 13 Cheap cigars (7) 14 Makes good (on a loss) (7) 15 Ahead of the ball illegally (7) 18 Abound (5) 19 Searches thoroughly (5) 20 A sofa bed (5)