COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

7 Otherwise (2,3,8) 9 Misdemeanour (7) 10 A noisy quarrel (5) 11 Want (4) 12 Scatter (5) 16 Playwright (1828-1906) (5) 17 A long river in Siberia (4) 21 Backslide (5) 22 On holiday (2,5) 23 In a nutshell (5,3,5)

DOWN

1 Italian city (7) 2 Steel oneself (7) 3 A mock attack (5) 4 Buildings for horses (7) 5 Elite troops (abbrev) (5) 6 Sequence (5) 8 Delighted (coll) (4,3,4) 13 Articles (7) 14 Delayed (7) 15 An official newspaper (7) 18 Explosion (5) 19 Old golf club (5) 20 Luxurious (5)