Compact crossword - The Scotsman 07/02/2014

Friday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Feb 2014, 11:03 BST

ACROSS

7 Black-and-white banner (9,4)

9 Having an innings in cricket (7)

10 Religious fraternity (5)

11 Move to and fro (4)

12 Anecdote (5)

16 Melody (5)

17 Enthusiast (4)

21 Perch (5)

22 Cartilage (7)

23 Protected area of land (6,7)

DOWN

1 Frozen floater (7)

2 Salad plant (7)

3 Love-god (5)

4 Postpone (7)

5 Cutting edge (5)

6 Marketplace (5)

8 Conservative (5-6)

13 Refinement (7)

14 Bird of prey (7)

15 Made a bid (7)

18 Fetch (5)

19 Scottish firth (5)

20 Telephone-box (5)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 1 Moccasin, 5 Abed, 9 Tenet, 10 Intense, 11 George Orwell, 13 Notion, 14 Flagon, 17 Absent-minded, 20 Trireme, 21 Ensue, 22 Duty, 23 Tennyson. Down: 1 Mute, 2 Connect, 3 Afternoon tea, 4 Ibidem, 6 Binge, 7 Dwelling, 8 Storm lantern, 12 Unwanted, 15 Guesses, 16 Ampere, 18 Shift, 19 Dan.