Compact crossword

Across

1 Acts as peacemaker (10)

7 Modernising (8)

8 Cut of beef (4)

9 Tell tales (5)

10 Sportive (7)

12 Pensioned off (13)

15 Clergymen (7)

17 Unrefined (5)

20 Sleeping-berth (4)

21 Beefs up (8)

22 Intruder (10)

Down

1 Instigate (5)

2 Gad about (7)

3 Control (4)

4 Aubergine (3-5)

5 In good time (5)

6 Not subject to (6)

11 Belgian artist (1898-1967) (8)

13 Planet (6)

14 Dirigible (7)

16 Symbol (5)

18 Ancient Arab gold coin (5)

19 Seabird (4)

Wednesday's solution

Across: 1 Waverley, 5 Book, 9 Pin-up, 10 Peeress, 11 Anna Karenina, 13 Thrown, 14 Symbol, 17 Lamentations, 20 Shirley, 21 Hilum, 22 Diet, 23 Anorexia.

Down: 1 Wipe, 2 Vintner, 3 Rip Van Winkle, 4 Espial, 6 Obeli, 7 Kissable, 8 Jeremy Fisher, 12 Utilised, 15 Benelux, 16 Canyon, 18 Maine, 19 Emma.