COMPACT CROSSWORD

ACROSS 8 Amoral (3) 9 Old naval vessels (9) 10 An ant (5) 11 Exceptional (7) 12 Falling behind (8) 14 Blockhead (4) 15 A police raid (coll) (4) 16 Puts in order (5,3) 20 Addresses (5,2) 21 Ease up (5) 23 Bewitched (9) 24 A scoundrel (3)

DOWN 1 Wretched (6) 2 Boy’s name (4) 3 A small handgun (6) 4 Take effect (4,4,5) 5 Intense (5) 6 A London tube line (8) 7 Work one’s way up (6) 13 Out-and-out (8) 15 Attack with artillery (6) 17 Stream of abuse (6) 18 A dinner-jacket (6) 19 Make an effort (5) 22 An ornamental fabric (4)