Compact crossword - The Scotsman 19/04/2014

Saturday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Apr 2014, 03:55 BST

ACROSS


7 At first glance (2,3,4,2,2)

9 A proposition to be proved (7)

10 Incompetent (5)

11 Irritate (4)

12 Margins (5)

16 Person under age (5)

17 Best sellers (4)

21 Righteous (5)

22 A lightly smoked herring (7)

23 Avocado (9,4)

DOWN

1 Writhe (7)

2 Shakespearean character (7)

3 Nucleus (5)

4 Contrived (7)

5 Make a bid (5)

6 Condition (5)

8 Warfare (5,6)

13 Lay waste (7)

14 Songs (7)

15 Money-lenders (7)

18 False accusation (5)

19 Boring tool (5)

20 Remorseful (5)

Friday’s solution

Across: 1 Jolly, 4 Axing, 10 Union, 11 Realist, 12 Calamine, 13 Toga, 15 Fading, 17 Wahine, 19 Erse, 20 Menacing, 23 Zeroing, 24 Grain, 25 Yeast, 26 Pesto.

Down: 2 Oriel, 3 Liniment, 5 X-ray, 6 Nairobi, 7 Quick-freeze, 8 Bring, 9 Steam engine, 14 Harangue, 16 Deserve, 18 Verge, 21 Inapt, 22 Kiss.