Compact crossword - The Scotsman 13/11/14

ACROSS

1 Delight (8)

5 Rod (4)

9 Crest (5)

10 Increasing sharply in value (7)

11 Lots of money (5,7)

13 A shellfish (6)

14 Attack (6)

17 Unexpected shocking events (12)

20 French city (7)

21 Nightclub (abbrev) (5)

22 Playthings (4)

23 Crime novel (coll) (8)

DOWN

1 Unmixed (4)

2 Prevalent (in an area, etc) (7)

3 Fascinating (12)

4 Snub (6)

6 Farewell (5)

7 Stubbornly (8)

8 Was compatible (with) (12)

12 Summary (8)

15 Skilled worker (7)

16 Offshoot (6)

18 Harmony (5)

19 Plunder (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Last minute, 7 Avouched, 8 Made, 9 Great, 10 Strides, 12 Enter the lists, 15 Scatter, 17 Worst, 20 Case, 21 Scenario, 22 Wildebeest.

Down: 1 Liver, 2 Sausage, 3 Mohs, 4 Nudities, 5 Tempi, 6 Advent, 11 Stressed, 13 Nectar, 14 Isolate, 16 Trevi, 18 Skint, 19 Herb.