COMPACT CROSSWORD

ACROSS 8 A food fish (3) 9 Flourished (9) 10 A girl’s name (5) 11 Make use of (7) 12 Assembles (8) 14 Occupied (in) (2,2) 15 A large bag (4) 16 Elastic (8) 20 Spite (7) 21 An excursion (5) 23 Relating to a Syrian city (9) 24 A scoundrel (3)

DOWN 1 Sour (6) 2 A notion (4) 3 Understanding (6) 4 Factual programmes (13) 5 Country in southern Europe (5) 6 Aesthetic (8) 7 Arrival (6) 13 A sobriquet (8) 15 A long step (6) 17 Whirlpools (6) 18 Surrenders (6) 19 Balance (5) 22 Stinging (4)