Compact crossword - The Scotsman 18/04/15

ACROSS

7 Believing in the power of magic, etc (13)

9 An aromatic herb (7)

10 Girl’s name (5)

11 Well-kept (4)

12 Approximately (5)

16 Drive out (5)

17 Staunch (4)

21 Freight (5)

22 City in Florida (7)

23 Blameworthy (13)

DOWN

1 Dates (7)

2 Stretches (7)

3 Suffering (5)

4 A sports ground (7)

5 Ethical (5)

6 Island in the inner Hebrides (5)

8 Disorderly (11)

13 Brought to light (7)

14 Replacement (7)

15 Enforced (7)

18 Contempt (5)

19 Pancake (5)

20 Bottle (5)

Friday’s solution

Grid B

Across: 1 Synod, 4 Zloty, 10 Roast, 11 Ukraine, 12 Cataract, 13 Goal, 15 Fijian, 17 Eating, 19 Xian, 20 Discover, 23 Niobium, 24 Wotan, 25 Istle, 26 Ayahs.

Down: 2 Yeast, 3 Outbreak, 5 Lyre, 6 Tripoli, 7 Price-fixing, 8 Quack, 9 Belligerent, 14 Hatchway, 16 Jealous, 18 Miami, 21 Vetch, 22 Kill.