Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 22/11/13

Friday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Nov 2013, 23:59 BST

Across

1 Rummage (6)

4 Open to the people (6)

9 Borderland of Hell (5)

10 Means of conveyance (7)

11 19,3,10 (1,1,1)

12 Pile of rubbish (9)

13 Categorising (11)

18 Real chips (anag) (9)

21 4,14,10 (1,1,1)

22 Investigate (7)

23 Wand (5)

24 Confusion (6)

25 Cold frame (6)

DOWN

1 Dirty (6)

2 Change of location (7)

3 Merchandise (5)

5 Sad (7)

6 Sordid gain (5)

7 Eerie (6)

8 Bowled beyond best distance (11)

14 Church ceremony (7)

15 Favouring one’s family (7)

16 High regard (6)

17 Gain retribution (6)

19 Weighty (5)

20 Tag (5)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 1 Hocus-pocus, 7 Traduce, 8 Nadia, 10 Axed, 11 Clematis, 13 Almost, 15 Anodes, 17 Eldritch, 18 Agra, 21 Sonia, 22 Elastic, 23 Caretakers. Down: 1 Heave, 2 Coup, 3 Swells, 4 Ointment, 5 Updated, 6 Stratagems, 9 Assistance, 12 Estimate, 14 Madonna, 16 Schema, 19 Gates, 20 Pale.