COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

7 Eventualities (13) 9 Opposed to (7) 10 A long, slender stalk (5) 11 A tropical palm-tree (4) 12 Ethical (5) 16 A snake (5) 17 Heathland (4) 21 Tether (3,2) 22 Encourage (7) 23 Unpractised (13)

DOWN

1 Withdraw from a race (7) 2 Intensify (7) 3 Girl’s name (5) 4 Atypical (7) 5 Furious (5) 6Verypale(5) 8 Congregate (3,8) 13 An African river (7) 14 Get in touch (with) (7) 15 A small bomb (7) 18 Stigma (5) 19 Avert (5) 20 Come to a point (5)