QUICK CROSSWORD

Across 1. Dismiss (4)

3. Cut off (8) 9. Enthusiasm (7)

10. Soothes (5)

11. Unfairly treated (5-7)

13. Give it a go (colloq) (3,3) 15. Small (6)

17. Done in a dishonest manner (12)

20. Genre of film and writing (3-2) 21. Win (7)

22. Improved (8)

23. Provide sustenance (4) Down 1. Gentle persuasion (4,4) 2. Collector’s item (5) 4. Changes from one thing to another (6)

5. Not thought of (12) 6. Illness (7)

7. Simple (4) 8. Donation (12) 12. Reused (8)

14. Lose lustre (7)

16. Lithe (6)

18. Gently mock (5) 19. Small land mass (4)