Compact crossword

Thursday's puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Jul 2011, 20:26 BST
Updated 27th Jul 2011, 20:28 BST

ACROSS

1 Encourages (8)

5 A wag (4)

9 A computer language (5)

10 Cheering (for) (7)

11 Don't go too fast (4,4,4)

13 Quake (6)

14 Singer (6)

17 Unrestrained (3,2,7)

20 Valuable trophy (4,3)

21 Draw together (5)

22 Authentic (4)

23 Futile (8)

DOWN

1 Premier side (abbrev) (4)

2 Soften (7)

3 Where to pay for admission (6,6)

4 Bigoted (6)

6 Defence plea (5)

7 Poor quality verse (8)

8 Filled with fear (6-6)

12 More powerful (8)

15 Sedative (7)

16 Join together (6)

18 City in Oklahoma (5)

19 Low islands (4)

Wednesday's solution

Across: 1 Repurchase, 7 Governor, 8 Help, 9 Strip, 10 Iceberg, 12 Reimbursement, 15 Land-tax, 17 Snake, 20 Anna, 21 Operator, 22 Penny-piece.

Down: 1 Roost, 2 Premium, 3 Rand, 4 Hard cash, 5 Sahib, 6 Florin, 11 Ducatoon, 13 Elaine, 14 Mintage, 16 Drake, 18 Krone, 19 Weep.