Compact crossword - The Scotsman 23/05/2013

ACROSS

7 Large mountain goat (4)

8 Infallible (8)

9 Silliness (5)

10 Common fern (7)

12` Project (3)

13 Pleasure trip (9)

16 Ornamented (9)

17 Furrow (3)

19 Eccentric (7)

21 Swift (5)

23 French philosopher (1712-78) (8)

24 Framework (4)

DOWN

1 Downright (8)

2 Banish (5)

3 Shack (3)

4 Cheated (9)

5 Exact (7)

6 A single time (4)

11 Dug up (9)

14 Riches (8)

15 High-flown language (7)

18 Irish county (5)

20 Sell (coll) (4)

22 Sever (3)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Motherwell, 7 Acrylic, 8 Linen, 10 Bell, 11 Stowable, 13 Raffia, 15 Clawed, 17 Eggshell, 18 Skew, 21 Lit up, 22 Oil well,

23 Pretty well. Down: 1 Mural, 2 Tell, 3 Excite, 4 Well well, 5 Longbow, 6 Camberwell, 9 Ne-er-do-well, 12 High spot, 14 Fighter,

16 Gloomy, 19 Knell, 20 Blue.