Daily Quick Crossword

4 January

Across

1 Powerful (6)
4 Accepted practice (6)
8 Commerce (5)
9 Breed of cat (7)
10 One who settles disputes (7)
11 Bewildered (2,3)
12 Small fast warship (9)
17 Mountain ash (5)
19 Measure of noise intensity (7)
21 Wordy (7)
22 Amount charged (5)
23 Attempting (6)
24 Fourscore (6)

Down

1 "Our -- Friend", Dickens novel (6)
2 Seized (7)
3 Deal with (5)
5 Not prepared (7)
6 Two born at the same time (5)
7 Dynamo (anag.) (6)
9 Game bird (9)
13 Isle of Wight resort (7)
14 Bosh (7)
15 Shrub used for hedges (6)
16 Somnolent (6)
18 Fret (5)
20 Isle in the Bay of Naples (5)