Compact crossword - The Scotsman 13/06/13
ACROSS
1 Luxembourg, for example (5,5)
7 Loitering (8)
8 Alter (4)
9 Take up (5)
10 A small boat (7)
12 Celebrities (13)
15 Waste away (7)
17 Money (coll) (5)
20 Hidden drawback (4)
21 Rub-a-dub (8)
22 Partial payment (10)
DOWN
1 Superb (5)
2 Appropriately (7)
3 The Irish parliament (4)
4 Clumsy (8)
5 Harbour (5)
6 Nursery (6)
11 Right on time (2,3,3)
13 Hold out (6)
14 Adversity (7)
16 Musical instrument (5)
18 Work hard (coll) (5)
19 Influence (4)
Wednesday’s solution
Across: 1 Visigoth, 5 Skim, 9 Rouge, 10 Epitaph, 11 Bluestocking, 13 Echoic, 14 Redden, 17 Red-letter day, 20 Pelican, 21 Nitre, 22 Tint, 23 Greenery. Down: 1 Vert, 2 Squelch, 3 Grey eminence, 4 Twenty, 6 Khaki, 7 Mahogany, 8 Kitchen-range, 12 Decrepit, 15 Draftee, 16 Atoner, 18 Dylan, 19 Dewy.