Compact crossword - The Scotsman 06/09/12

Thursday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 6th Sep 2012, 02:08 BST

ACROSS

1 Machinations (10)

7 Striding stiffly (8)

8 Fall suddenly (4)

9 Bold (5)

10 Conflagration (7)

12 Merciful (13)

15 Constable (7)

17 Root vegetable (5)

20 Poke (4)

21 Easy good nature (8)

22 Distinction (10)

DOWN

1 Greek woodland god (5)

2 Assembles (coll) (5,2)

3 Cut down (4)

4 Enormous (8)

5 Small gnat-like fly (5)

6 Old woodwind instrument (6)

11 Bring together (8)

13 Ablaze (2,4)

14 Planned urban area (3,4)

16 Table of contents (5)

18 Organised campaign (5)

19 Indigo, plant or dye (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Tiramisu, 5 From, 9 Start, 10 Scratch, 11 Sweet-and-sour, 13 Anyone, 14 Strewn, 17 Practitioner, 20 General, 21 Track,

22 Down, 23 Ladyship. Down: 1 Tosh, 2 Roadway, 3 Mother nature, 4 Sashay, 6 Ratio, 7 Maharani, 8 Creditworthy, 12 Rampaged, 15 Eyewash, 16 Italia, 18 As new, 19 Skip.