COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

1 A shallow dish (5) 7 Plunders (8) 8 Substantial (5) 10 Ardent (10) 12 Opposed (8) 14 A sandbar (4) 16 Flower (4) 17 East coast town (8) 20 Pierces (10) 23 Uncertainty (5) 24 Make an impression (8) 25 Gather facts bit by bit (5)

DOWN

1 Placard (6) 2 A short excursion (4) 3 Payments (4) 4 Track (5) 5 Vanish (9) 6 Appearance (6) 9 A flower (5) 11 Spying (9) 13 Go wrong (3) 15 Produce offspring (5) 16 Meaning (6) 18 Hurry on (6) 19 A secret store (5) 21 Summit (4) 22 Vital spirit (4)