Compact crossword - The Scotsman 05/03/15

ACROSS

1 A roofer (8)

5 Toss a coin (4)

9 Mature (5)

10 Catastrophe (7)

11 Naval vessels (4-8)

13 To censor (6)

14 Lethargy (6)

17 Cut out of a will (12)

20 A component (7)

21 Be afraid (5)

22 Cultivate the soil (4)

23 A blood-feud (8)

DOWN

1 Rotate (4)

2 Brought to bear (7)

3 Deigned (12)

4 Establishes (a college, etc) (6)

6 Cash (coll) (5)

7 Constrain (8)

8 Forgetful (6-6)

12 An incline (8)

15 Put a stop to (7)

16 Midpoint (6)

18 Expand (5)

19 Concept (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Rotisserie, 7 Additive, 8 Poet, 9 Dogma, 10 Imitate, 12 Fridge-freezer, 15 Toaster, 17 Grill, 20 Veto, 21 Roulette, 22 Percolator.

Down: 1 Radio, 2 Trimmed, 3 Spit, 4 Evermore, 5 Input, 6 Kettle, 11 Meteoric, 13 Rhodes, 14 Earnest, 16 Stove, 18 Later, 19 Bull.