Compact crossword - The Scotsman 15/11/13

ACROSS

7 Native of DC (13)

9 Sprinkler (7)

10 Waterway (5)

11 Balmy (4)

12 Prize (5)

16 Headpiece (5)

17 Sunbathe (4)

21 Academy Award (5)

22 Publicly accuse (7)

23 Relative (8-2-3)

DOWN

1 Daunting (7)

2 Generally (2,1,4)

3 North African country (5)

4 Two-wheeled horse-vehicle (7)

5 Titan (5)

6 Corner (5)

8 Bacteria (4,7)

13 Autocracy governed by two (7)

14 Beauty treatments (7)

15 Japanese island (7)

18 Dutch cheese (5)

19 Diving duck (5)

20 Lorry (abbrev) (5)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 1 Stands by, 5 Plum, 9 Latte, 10 Flodden, 11 Bass clarinet 13 Operas, 14 Charge, 17 Spick and span, 20 Scourer, 21 Agile, 22 Sash, 23 Sweetens.

Down: 1 Sulk, 2 Actuate, 3 Deer-stalkers, 4 Baffle, 6 Laden, 7 Minstrel, 8 Fourth Estate, 12 Consists, 15 Realise, 16 Andrew, 18 Irons, 19 Mews.