Compact crossword - The Scotsman 01/11/14

ACROSS:

7 Come up against a superior opponent (4,4,5)

9 A difficult choice (7)

10 Moist (5)

11 Vast ages (4)

12 Fruit of the oak (6)

16 Incline (5)

17 Kernel (4)

21 Work hard (coll) (5)

22 Came to a point (7)

23 Not again (4,3,3,3)

DOWN

1 Smeared (7)

2 Curing (7)

3 Girl’s name (5)

4 Old two-handled jar (7)

5 Perplex (5)

6 Scold (5)

8 Liberated (11)

13 Tableland (7)

14 A diary (7)

15 Willingly (7)

18 Incandescent (5)

19 Consignment (5)

20 Track (5)

Friday’s solution

Across: 1 Steam, 4 Yacht, 10 Angel, 11 Pirogue, 12 Narcotic, 13 Twos, 15 Expand, 17 Bunyan, 19 Airy, 20 Mystical, 23 Contact, 24 Print, 25 Trade, 26 Cycle.

Down: 2 Tiger, 3 All-round, 5 Awry, 6 Highway, 7 Maintenance, 8 Split, 9 Personality, 14 Multiply, 16 Partner, 18 Kyoto, 21 Chill, 22 Bald.