COMPACT CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Astonish (coll) (8) 5 Unattractive (4) 9 Lawful (5) 10 Enliven (7) 11 Resolute (6-6) 13 A mystery (6) 14 Old Soviet dictator (6) 17 Electoral division (12) 20 Borders town (7) 21 Belgian city (5) 22 Gross (4) 23 French composer (1842-1912) (8)

DOWN 1 Sea-bird (4) 2 Old racing car (7) 3 Distortion (12) 4 Attack (6) 6 Eminent (5) 7 Conceding (8) 8 Common bats (12) 12 One who arrived recently (8) 15 A readingdesk (7) 16 Greek goddess of wisdom (6) 18 Artificial fibre (5) 19 A part of a clan (4)