Compact crossword - The Scotsman 13/12/13
ACROSS
7 Almost identical (6,3,4)
9 Flowering (2,5)
10 Entice (5)
11 Pakistani language (4)
12 Greek K (5)
16 Stream (5)
17 Greek Z (4)
21 Boundary (5)
22 Greek short O (7)
23 Scottish dance (8,5)
DOWN
1 West Indian island (7)
2 West Indian island (7)
3 Town near Stirling (5)
4 Bureaucracy (3,4)
5 Greek G (5)
6 Greek D (5)
8 Record label (5,6)
13 Fragile (7)
14 Enlist (7)
15 Slaughter (7)
18 Greek A (5)
19 Greek long O (5)
20 Instant (coll) (5)
Thursday’s solution
Across: 1 Modifies, 5 Slam, 9 Loser, 10 Granted, 11 Cantankerous, 13 Anthem, 14 Enamel, 17 Double vision, 20 Veteran, 21 Erica, 22 Roam, 23 Vestiges.
Down: 1 Mull, 2 Distant, 3 First Sea Lord, 4 Engine, 6 Lotto, 7 Modestly, 8 Make ends meet, 12 Hand over, 15 Mooring, 16 Average, 18 Ultra, 19 Bays.