COMPACT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 A winning serve (3)

9 Affirm (9)

10 A singer (5)

11 Port city in northern France (7) 12 Maintain (8)

14 Impartial (4)

15 A pigeon (4)

16 Gave one’s word (8)

20 A centre of learning (7) 21 Patronage (5)

23 Plunderer (9)

24 Beer (3)

DOWN

1 Sea in northern Europe (6) 2 A church dignitary (4) 3 Scanty (6)

4 Madly in love (4,4,5)

5 A colossus (5) 6 Reformers (8)

7 A goblet (6)

13 Author (8)

15 Determine (6)

17 Paltry (6)

18 Drive off (6)

19 An evil spirit (5)

22 A metric unit of mass (4)