Compact crossword - The Scotsman 05/06/14
ACROSS
1 Ancestor (10)
7 Artefact (7)
8 A fold (in cloth, etc) (5)
10 Attractive (4)
11 A heavy shower (8)
13 Wealthy (coll) (6)
15 Greek goddess of wisdom (6)
17 Hypocritical (3-5)
18 Competent (4)
21 Abandon (coll) (5)
22 Run riot (7)
23 Brought to a standstill (10)
DOWN
1 Pole position (5)
2 A sale by auction (4)
3 Get to the bottom of (6)
4 Crests of added hair (8)
5 A blot on the landscape (7)
6 Contemplated (10)
9 Intimidated (10)
12 Indifferent (8)
14 An evangelist (7)
16 Eccentric (6)
19 Insipid (5)
20 Out of control (4)
Wednesday’s solution
Across: 7 Abel, 8 Overleaf, 9 Story, 10 Psyched, 12 Wax, 13 Quarterly, 16 By no means, 17 Gnu, 19 Tabloid, 21 Cloth, 23 Postpone, 24 Copy.
Down: 1 Obituary, 2 Blurb, 3 Wok, 4 Newsprint, 5 Clicker, 6 Page, 11 Subeditor, 14 Linotype, 15 Collate, 18 Block, 20 Atop, 22 Web.