Daily Quick Crossword

2 February

Across

1 Compassion (4)
3 Slaughterhouse (8)
9 Die down (7)
10 Fracture (5)
11 Small edible crustacean (5)
12 Root vegetable (6)
14 Observe (6)
16 Clergyman (6)
19 Preliminary drawing (6)
21 Large book size (5)
24 Embellish (5)
25 Abridge (anag.) (7)
26 Incidentally (2,3,3)
27 Nautical unit of speed (4)

Down

1 Put off, defer (8)
2 Shin bone (5)
4 Whitening chemical (6)
5 Rome's river (5)
6 Burdensome (7)
7 Gardening tool (4)
8 Alfresco meal (6)
13 Blameless (8)
15 Extract (4,3)
17 Fully informed (2,4)
18 Morbid fear (6)
20 Metric weight (5)
22 Gain knowledge (5)
23 Raiment (4)