COMPACT CROSSWORD

ACROSS 8 Unwell (3) 9 Get rid of (9) 10 A broom (5) 11 Guilty party (7) 12 Salutation (8) 14 Wild animal’s den (4) 15 Rotate (4) 16 Hymns of mourning (8) 20 An article of clothing (7) 21 Loathe (5) 23 Learned new skills (9) 24 Type (3)

DOWN 1 A knapsack (6) 2 Drinks (4) 3 Protective headgear (6) 4 Disturbing (13) 5 A firearm (5) 6 Bearing (8) 7 Bother (6) 13 Go to live abroad (8) 15 Overly sweet (6) 17 East African country (6) 18 Oarsman (6) 19 Exclude (5) 22 Praise highly (4)