GENERAL CROSSWORD

Across

1. Be buoyant (5)

4. Enlist into military service (6) 7. Small hotel (3)

8. A despot (6)

9. Relaxed, free and easy (6) 10. Something that happens (8) 12. Dines (4)

13. Chastises (6)

15. Outcome (6)

16. Suffer pain or longing (4) 17. Puts on show (8)

19. Most delicate (6)

20. Out of the country (6)

22. Tree, Dutch disease sufferer (3) 23. Leased (6)

24. Coppers (5)

Down

1. Early term for an aircraft (6,7)

2. Egg cells (3)

3. Appellation of rank (5)

4. One who stirs things up (7) 5. Distribution (9)

6. Silk or linen fabric with delicate floral pattern (9,4)

11. Amount of increase to wage (9) 14. Calmed medically (7)

18. Bring foot forcibly down (5)

21. To swim in shoals (3)