COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

1 Get rid of (5) 4 The trembling poplar (5) 10 Wide-awake (5) 11 Greed (7) 12 Bureaus (8) 13 Take care of (4) 15 An old firearm (6) 17 A school’s treasurer (6) 19 Strike hard (4) 20 Devolve (8) 23 Beware (4,3) 24 Excuse (5) 25 A small stream (5) 26 Out of place (5)

DOWN

2 A Greek island (5) 3 Appended (8) 5 Swindle (coll) (4) 6 Evokes (7) 7 A blend of spices (5,6) 8 A hard leavened roll (5) 9 The French police force (11) 14 Half-hearted (8) 16 A helping hand (7) 18 A small pier (5) 21 Good-bye (Sp) (5) 22 West African country (4)