Compact Crossword
Across
7 Official parking controller (7,6)
9 Breed of domestic fowl (7)
10 Stoneworker (5)
11 Villein (4)
12 Informer to the police (5)
16 Timid person (5)
17 Chap (4)
21 Irish poet (5)
22 Gospel writer (7)
23 Railway employer (13)
DOWN
1 Hairdresser (7)
2 Rider ___, author (7)
3 Astir (5)
4 Fortune-teller (7)
5 Poet (5)
6 Continuously (2,3)
8 US politician (11)
13 Pirate (7)
14 Bte noire (3,4)
15 Show official (7)
18 Romany (5)
19 Lady's formal title (5)
20 Titan (5)
Thursday's solution
Across: 1 Bisected, 5 Drab, 9 Bet on, 10 Drop-out, 11 Unattainable, 13 Incite, 14 Chosen, 17 Heart-rending, 20 Rangoon, 21 Alley, 22 Well, 23 Brunette. Down: 1 Bibs, 2 Satanic, 3 Constitution, 4 Endear, 6 Rhomb, 7 Bitterns, 8 Down the drain, 12 Withdraw, 15 Singlet, 16 Leaner, 18 Annual, 19 Type.