Compact crossword - The Scotsman 12/01/2012
ACROSS
1 Laid low (8)
5 Low river dam (4)
9 Delight (5)
10 Brings in (goods, etc) from abroad (7)
11 Promulgated (12)
13 The king of the fairies (6)
14 Make violent efforts (6)
17 Clamorous (12)
20 Genuine (7)
21 Highland dance (5)
22 German art-song (4)
23 Communications (8)
DOWN
1 Strike hard (coll) (4)
2 See the light (7)
3 Meets with disaster (5,2,5)
4 Riddle (6)
6 A white heron (5)
7 Inhabitant (8)
8 Prodigals (12)
12 Gigantic (8)
15 Entertaining (7)
16 Globe (6)
18 Scorch (5)
19 A very long time (4)
Wednesday’s solution
Across: 1 Georgetown, 7 Knighted, 8 Grip, 9 Prong, 10 Agonise, 12 Precipitating, 15 Gazelle, 17 Buggy, 20 Gang, 21 Goatherd, 22 Greenfinch.
Down: 1 Goner, 2 Organic, 3 Goth, 4 Tide-fate, 5 Wagon, 6 Gibson, 11 Epilogue, 13 Reagan, 14 Toughen, 16 Eager, 18 Girth, 19 Gaff.