Compact crossword 09/06/2011
ACROSS
1 Drop a line to (10)
7 Publicise (7)
8 Make payments (5)
10 Agree to (4)
11 Worries over (8)
13 Attract (6)
15 Indian state (6)
17 Abuse (3-5)
18 Artesan well (4)
21 Comes close (5)
22 Extreme satisfaction (7)
23 Flower (10)
DOWN
1 Task (5)
2 A species of crow (4)
3 Come into view (6)
4 Business associates (8)
5 Retributive justice (7)
6 Resistance (10)
9 Covenants (10)
12 Sets in motion (6,2)
14 Criminal (coll) (7)
16 Stroll (6)
19 Musical instrument (5)
20 Grow languid (4)
Wednesday's solution
Across: 7 Dull, 8 Cream tea, 9 Reuse, 10 Britten, 12 Oil, 13 Authentic, 16 Wrongdoer, 17 Her, 19 Scholar, 21 Jumpy, 23 Sciatica, 24 Harp. Down: 1 Superior, 2 Close, 3 Och, 4 Tearsheet, 5 Smiting, 6 Mere, 11 Quadratic, 14 Inexpert, 15 Insofar, 18 Sushi, 20 Coco, 22 Sac.