Compact crossword - The Scotsman 05/04/2012

ACROSS

1 Hanger-on (8)

5 Pace (4)

9 Scoundrel (5)

10 Within a firm, etc (2-5)

11 Worked together (12)

13 Idle talk (6)

14 Allocate (6)

17 Eye-openers (12)

20 Thrash (7)

21 Heavy blow (5)

22 Levy (4)

23 Bare naked (coll) (8)

DOWN

1 A sharp pointed summit (4)

2 Motives (7)

3 Enchanting (12)

4 A soft felt hat (6)

6 Believe (5)

7 Imploring (8)

8 Good marksman (5-7)

12 Perturbed (8)

15 Barge in (7)

16 Passionate (6)

18 Submarine (1-4)

19 Chooses (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Indefinite, 7 Nitrogen, 8 Name, 9 Stomp, 10 ‘Ivanhoe’, 12 Unknown number, 15 Twanged, 17 North, 20 Noon, 21 National, 22 Malt whisky. Down: 1 Idiot, 2 Duramen, 3 Fogy, 4 Non-event, 5 Tenon, 6 Impose, 11 Sweep-net, 13 Newton, 14 Moo-cows, 16 Nanna, 18 Toady, 19 Itch.