COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

7 An international conflict (3,7,3) 9 Moving ahead very slowly (7) 10 Condescend (5) 11 Matures (4) 12 Devil (5) 16 Cotton fabric (5) 17 A bundle (of hay, etc) (4) 21 Last Greek letter (5) 22 Empowers (7) 23 Write (3,3,2,5)

DOWN

1 Moral (7) 2 Saviour (7) 3 Lag behind (5) 4 Transient (7) 5 Nose-dive (5) 6 Rubbish (coll) (5) 8 Splendid (11) 13 Took it easy (7) 14 Rides at full speed (7) 15 A plan of action (7) 18 Sentimental (5) 19 A small pier (5) 20 Umbrellas (coll) (5)