Compact crossword - The Scotsman 13/02/14

ACROSS

1 Bribery (10)

7 Put an end to (7)

8 Prize (5)

9 Free from pride (4)

10 Includes (8)

13 A lump of gold (6)

14 Associate with (6)

17 Stemmed from (8)

18 Girl’s name (4)

21 Motionless (5)

22 Take possession of (7)

23 Indefatigable (10)

DOWN

1 Strangle (5)

2 Bankrupt (4)

3 Unfasten (6)

4 Pulling power (8)

5 Applause (7)

6 Sabre-rattlers (10)

9 Instrument panels (10)

12 Complete collapses (8)

14 An igneous rock (7)

16 Mastermind (6)

19 Shed (feathers, etc) (5)

20 Church recess (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 7 Nero, 8 Nitrogen, 9 Ranch, 10 Oneself, 12 Nib, 13 Nutriment, 16 Never mind, 17 NNW, 19 Pattern, 21 Nappy, 23 Nonsense, 24 No-no.

Down: 1 Negative, 2 Notch, 3 NNE, 4 Itinerant, 5 Noisome, 6 Nell, 11 Submarine, 14 Ninepins, 15 Neatest, 18 Nanny, 20 Anon, 22 Ben.