Compact crossword - The Scotsman 01/01/15

ACROSS

7 Hidden obstacle (4)

8 Spice (8)

9 Poison (5)

10 Trade ban (7)

12 Road-races (abbrev) (3)

13 Certainly not (2,2,5)

16 Engaged (9)

17 A voting system (abbrev) (3)

19 Foolish (7)

21 Lays hands on (5)

23 An undeveloped organ (8)

24 Lean to one side (4)

DOWN

1 Disturb (8)

2 Shining (5)

3 Irish broadcaster (abbrev) (3)

4 Flowers (9)

5 Behindhand (7)

6 A fish of the cod family (4)

11 Onlooker (9)

14 Take notice (L) (4,4)

15 Beside oneself (7)

18 Support (5)

20 Urge on (4)

22 Overdone (abbrev) (3)

Wednesday’s solution

Grid D

Across: 1 Criss-cross, 7 Unbowed, 8 Paper, 10 Rock, 11 Scissors, 13 Enroot, 15 Annexe, 17 Dangling, 18 Smut, 21 Yogic, 22 Ovation, 23 Serpentine.

Down: 1 Cubic, 2 Iowa, 3 Seduce, 4 Reposing, 5 Suppose, 6 Quarter day, 9 Respecting, 12 Foolscap, 14 Renegue, 16 Enjoin, 19 Maize, 20 Saki.