COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

1 Poet Laureate (1896-1913) (6) 4 Moved very fast (6) 9 Subject matter (5) 10 A disturbance (coll) (7) 11 A cup match (3) 12 Plundered (9) 13 Evolution (11) 18 A spring vegetable (9) 21 Part of the foot (3) 22 Vanquish (7) 23 Find out (5) 24 Bombarded (6) 25 Compel (6)

DOWN

1 Shrewd (6) 2 Highest in rank (7) 3 Bring on oneself (5) 5 Great applause (7) 6 Consider (5) 7 Lay bare (6) 8 A hardware store (11) 14 On the way (2,5) 15 Unjust (3,4) 16 Zany (6) 17 A spiritualist meeting (6) 19 A jury (5) 20 A fusillade (5)