COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

1 Sweet nothings (10) 7 Unpredictable (7) 8 The entire amount (5) 10 Laurel trees (4) 11 Preamble (8) 13 Cause resentment (6) 15 Prestige (6) 17 Amusing (8) 18 Futile (4) 21 Stakes (5) 22 Grow rapidly (7) 23 Collection (10)

DOWN

1 Premature (5) 2 Obligation (4) 3 A shady retreat (6) 4 Substance (8) 5 Hardly any (3,4) 6 Subscribers (10) 9 A junior officer (10) 12 In the open air (8) 14 Arch-enemy (7) 16 A large flatfish (6) 19 Wide-awake (5) 20 At liberty (4)