COMPACT CROSSWORD TWO

QUICK CLUES:

Across 3. Dare (9) 8. Larva (4) 9. Waver (9) 10. Seldom (6) 11. Yielded (5) 14. Worth (5) 15. Expensive (4) 16. Pincers (5) 18. Dull sound (4) 20. Brittle (5) 21. Grass (5) 24. Airborne (6) 25. Very pretty (9) 26. Homage (4) 27. Correctness (9)

Down 1. Worsen (9) 2. Argumentative (9) 4. Pious (4) 5. Profit (5) 6. Oozed (6) 7. Entrance (4) 9. Swift (5) 11. Kayak (5) 12. Raving (9) 13. Disseminate (9) 17. Oar (5) 19. Subtract (6) 22. Gleam (5) 23. Sect (4) 24. Kitty (4)