Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 13/12/14

ACROSS

1 Range (5)

4 Unclouded (5)

10 Become liable (to) (5)

11 Commonplace (7)

12 Effort (8)

13 Fish (4)

15 Administration (6)

17 Regular trade or business (6)

19 Departed (4)

20 Comprises (8)

23 Dredges (7)

24 African people (5)

25 Incline (5)

26 Sorrow (5)

DOWN

2 Hidden store (5)

3 Not fully employed (4-4)

5 Vegetable (4)

6 Unyielding (7)

7 An emergency service (4,7)

8 Artificial silk (5)

9 Expecting the worst (11)

14 Shopper (8)

16 Well-bred (7)

18 Freewheel (5)

21 Point in question (5)

22 Any large brown seaweed (4)

Friday’s solution

Across: 7 Correspondent, 9 Big deal, 10 Radar, 11 Anna, 12 Anona, 16 Merry, 17 Esse, 21 Proof, 22 Malacca, 23 Dinner service.

Down: 1 Iceboat, 2 Brigand, 3 Level, 4 Entrant, 5 Heady, 6 Storm, 8 Palindromes, 13 Deified, 14 Psychic, 15 Repaper, 18 Spade, 19 Round, 20 Glory.