COMPACT CROSSWORD

ACROSS 8 Whisky (3) 9 Outsize (9) 10 State of disrepair (5) 11 Less than 50 per cent (3,4) 12 Distantly (8) 14 Solely (4) 15 Leap (4) 16 Throw away (8) 20 Bacteria (7) 21 Pomeranian dog (5) 23 Conductor (9) 24 Mountain pass (3)

DOWN 1 Like better (6) 2 Specialised food shop (4) 3 Appeal to cricket umpire (6) 4 March 21st (6,7) 5 Air attack (5) 6 Consecrated (8) 7 Campanile (6) 13 Imitated (8) 15 Broker (6) 17 Retort (6) 18 Rowdy spree (6) 19 Showiness (5) 22 Move slowly (4)