Compact crossword - The Scotsman 22/09/14

ACROSS

7 Apparatus producing jet of water (6)

8 Pinned down (6)

9 Censor (4)

10 Mental deterioration (8)

11 Vicar (6)

12 Deadly (6)

14 Food container (6)

17 Cricket delivery (2-4)

19 Woollens (8)

21 Be defeated (4)

22 Slum area (6)

23 Lawsuit (6)

DOWN

1 Snip (6)

2 Rapturous (8)

3 Dearer (anag) (6)

4 Glossy coating (6)

5 Furnace (4)

6 Part of the eye (6)

13 Arrange in columns (8)

15 Excessively enthusiastic (4-2)

16 Disinfectant (6)

17 Natural (6)

18 Period of instruction (6)

20 Goodbye (2-2)

Saturday’s solution

Across: 1 Scamp, 4 Swear, 10 Eland, 11 Mission, 12 Voyagers, 13 Fair, 15 Option, 17 Friend, 19 Fold, 20 Concrete, 23 Candour, 24 Inlet, 25 Aster, 26 Feint.

Down: 2 Crazy, 3 Made good, 5 Wish, 6 Agitate, 7 Leave office, 8 Smirk, 9 Ingredients, 14 Practice, 16 Talents, 18 Sorry, 21 Ellen, 22 Zone.