COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

1 Obstruct (5) 4 Horrify (5) 10 Very keen (5) 11 Set free (7) 12 Grow larger (8) 13 A border (4) 15 Dismounts (6) 17 A large sieve (6) 19 A street-car (US) (4) 20 Retreat (8) 23 Persecute (7) 24 Survive (5) 25 Improve the mind (of ) (5) 26 Farewell (5)

DOWN

2 Sound reasoning (5) 3 Removes faults (in texts) (8) 5Aheap(4) 6 Granted (7) 7 Law-making (11) 8 A salad plant (5) 9 Gain revenge (3,4,4) 14 Restrained (8) 16 Seized (7) 18 Foremost (5) 21 Bring up (5) 22 A hut (4)