Compact crossword

Wednesday's puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 24th May 2011, 20:26 BST
Updated 24th May 2011, 20:27 BST

ACROSS

1 19 down linesman (5-5)

7 Illegally ahead of the ball (7)

8 Ancient Greek dialect (5)

10 Singlet (4)

11 Cornhusker State (8)

13 Reiterate (6)

15 Knee area (3-3)

17 Guiltless (8)

18 Jazz (4)

21 Composition for nine (5)

22 Scottish city (7)

23 Score in 19 down (7,3)

DOWN

1 Petty quarrels (5)

2 Body of soldiers (4)

3 Kicked ball backwards (6)

4 Prop up (8)

5 Fire-opal (7)

6 Goal scored after a try (10)

9 Run towards 19 down ball and block it (6,4)

12 ____ Cup, 19 down trophy (8)

14 Self-punishment (7)

16 Sir (6)

19 Town in Warwickshire (5)

20 Treaty (4)

Tuesday's solution

Across: 7 Aplomb, 8 Unless, 9 Wisp, 10 Unbroken, 11 Teased, 12 Repute, 14 Spades, 17 Plover, 19 Platform, 21 Okra, 22 Eident, 23 Emetic.

Down: 1 Splice, 2 Composed, 3 Abound, 4 Lumber, 5 Olio, 6 Aspect, 13 Provoked, 15 Pallid, 16 Scouts, 17 Pamper, 18 Earwig, 20 Tied.