Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 06/09/14

7 Enjoy oneself (4,1,4,4)

9 Glowing (7)

10 Negotiate (5)

11 A conifer (4)

12 In progress (5)

16 Descendant (5)

17 Sea mist (4)

21 Prepared (5)

22 Chess pieces (7)

23 Worldly-wise (13)

DOWN

1 Treatment (7)

2 Obvious (7)

3 Commonplace (5)

4 Publication (7)

5 Vital organ (5)

6 Trifling (5)

8 Without funds (3,2,6)

13 A synthetic fibre (7)

14 Heavy knife (7)

15 Be in the chair (7)

18 The main bulk (5)

19 Umbrellas (coll) (5)

20 A hoist (5)

Friday’s solution

Grid B

Across: 1 Jumpy, 4 Wrath, 10 Nadir, 11 Overdue, 12 Xeroxing, 13 Form, 15 Encode, 17 Hudson, 19 Sand, 20 Bracelet, 23 Virtual, 24 Motto, 25 Zloty, 26 Arena.

Down: 2 Udder, 3 Peroxide, 5 Reek, 6 Tedious, 7 Inexpensive, 8 Young, 9 Germination, 14 Dulcimer, 16 Control, 18 Krill, 21 Luton, 22 Quit.