Compact crossword 09/06/2011

Today's puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 8th Jun 2011, 20:06 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2011, 20:09 BST

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.