COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE
ACROSS
1 Near-by (6) 4 Old cavalryman (6) 9 Patter (5) 10 Pay-offs (7) 11 Destiny (3) 12 Followers (9) 13 Battles (11) 18 False allegations (9) 21 Decay (3) 22 A tropical storm (7) 23 Check a firm’s accounts (5) 24 Barked (6) 25 Rental agreements (6)
DOWN
1 Stir (6) 2 Type of cheese (7) 3 A Greek letter (5) 5 English racecourse (7) 6 Sing in a soft, low voice (5) 7 Withstand (6) 8 Church dignitaries (11) 14 Breathtaking (7) 15 Verbal onslaughts (7) 16 Indifference (6) 17 Pronounces (6) 19 Drum out (5) 20 A sedimentary rock (5)